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• 12-19-08 - December 19 Marks the Final Day of Open Outcry Futures Trading at MGEX
• 12-12-08 - MGEX Breaks Daily Electronic Trade Record, Holds Annual Meeting
• 10-31-08 - MGEX Marks New Record in Electronic Volume

• 10-24-08 - MGEX Board Recommends Trading Exclusively Electronically
• 10-20-08 - MGEX Promotes McDonald to Director, Business Services and Product Development.
• 10-14-08 - MGEX Board Of Directors Appoints Public Directors, Officers and Committee Chairpersons
• 10-03-08 - MGEX Announces 2008 Board of Directors Election Results
• 09-12-08 - Settlement Process Enhanced for Hard Red Spring Wheat Contract
• 09-04-08 - MGEX Sets 2008 Calendar Year Electronic Volume Record
• 09-03-08 - MGEX Sets Total Exchange Volume Record in Fiscal 2008
• 07-11-08 - MGEX Announces Changes to the Settlement Process
• 05-23-08 - MGEX Promotes Todd Posthuma to Associate Director, Market Operations & IT

• 04-09-08 - MGEX Names Maloney Manager, Marketing, Communications, Media Relations
• 03-19-08 - MGEX Board Approves Side-by-Side Options Trading
• 03-03-08 - Strong Growth Continues at MGEX, Record February Volume
• 02-26-08 - MGEX Announces Remote Clearing Enhancements
• 02-08-08 - MGEX, CME Group and KCBT Announce Price Limit Expansion for Wheat Futures
• 02-01-08 - MGEX Shatters January Volume Records
• 01-30-08 - MGEX Daily Electronic Volume Record Falls Once More
• 01-24-08 - MGEX Sets Another New Daily Electronic Volume Record
• 01-22-08 - MGEX Sets New Daily Volume Records
• 01-11-08 - CME Group to Host KCBT, MGEX Electronic Trading on CME Globex
• 01-02-08 - MGEX Sets Calendar Year Volume, Membership Record

• 12-17-07 - MGEX Membership Trades at New Record - $275,000
• 12-14-07 - MGEX Hires Roger Hipwell
• 12-03-07 - MGEX Breaks November, Calendar Year Volume
• 11-29-07 - MGEX Sets Another All-Time Daily Electronic Record
• 11-06-07 - MGEX Sets New Daily Electronic Volume Record
• 11-01-07 - MGEX Breaks October Volume Record 
• 10-30-07 - MGEX to Hold Membership Open House in Minneapolis
• 10-26-07 - MGEX Breaks All-Time Electronic Volume Record 
• 10-16-07 - MGEX Board of Directors Appoints Public Directors, Officers
• 10-10-07 - Implied Pricing Added to MGEX NCI, NSI Futures Contracts
• 10-04-07 - MGEX Announces Board of Director Election Results
• 10-01-07 - MGEX Opens Fiscal Year with New Volume Open Interest Records
• 09-27-07 - MGEX Open Interest Breaks Through 70,000 Contracts
• 09-13-07 - MGEX Record Open Interest
• 09-07-07 - MGEX Record Membership Sales
• 09-04-07 - MGEX Announces Monthly, Fiscal Year Records
• 08-13-07 - MGEX, Kluis Commodities Sponsor Outlook Seminars                 

• 08-06-07 - MGEX Membership Values Reach $250,000

• 08-02-07 - MGEX Membership Sets Another Record with a Sale at $230,000
• 08-02-07 - MGEX Sends Thoughts, Prayers to those Affected by the 35W Bridge Collapse,Maintains Market Operations
• 08-01-07 - MGEX Membership Sells for Record $215,000
• 07-30-07 - MGEX Memberships Reach $200,000 Milestone
• 07-23-07 - MGEX Membership Trades at Record $180,000
• 07-16-07 - MGEX Membership Trades at Record $170,000
• 07-02-07 - MGEX Sets Record June Volume
• 06-27-07 - MGEX Announces Staff Promotions/Additions
• 06-21-07 - MGEX announces extended morning hours
• 06-20-07 - MGEX, Dean Kinnas sign market making letter of intent
• 06-15-07 - MGEX Membership Values Continue to Break Records
• 06-12-07 - MGEX and Allendale Team up with Trading Tip Program
• 05-18-07 - MGEX Participates in Montana Risk Management Seminars
• 05-01-07 - MGEX Posts Record April, Sees Upswing In Membership Interest
• 04-27-07 - MGEX Breaks April Volume Record- Reaches 11th Highest Open Interest
• 04-26-07 - MGEX Sets Electronic Volume Record
• 04-18-07 - Grain Merchants History Books Donated in Honor of National Library Week
• 04-02-07 - Strong Month-End Trading Yields Record Volume
• 03-01-07 - MGEX Membership Sells at $125,000; Trading Volume also on the rise
• 02-20-07 - MGEX Membership Values Break Into Six-Figures
• 02-15-07 - MGEX Membership Sells at $90,000, Daily Electronic Volume Makes Top 3
• 02-13-07 - Two MGEX Memberships Sell at $80,000
• 02-01-07 - Record Membership Sale, Increased Volume Gives MGEX Strong Start To 2007
• 01-19-07 - MGEX Receives "Best of Show at Best of NAMA Region III Ceremony
• 01-09-07 - Infinium Quoting MGEX Overnight Options
• 01-03-07 - MGEX Ends 2006 With Volume, Membership Records

• 12-29-06 - MGEX Closed For National Day of Mourning
• 12-21-06 - MGEX Hosts Author Event, Jan. 11, 2007
• 11-27-06 - MGEX Sets New Membership Record at $70,000
• 10-18-06 - MGEX Sets Membership Record, Names 2006-07 Board of Directors
• 09-01-06 - MGEX Sets Record Fiscal Year and Monthly Volume
• 08-01-06 - MGEX Successfully Launches Side-by-side Trading
• 07-27-06 - MGEX Announces 125th Anniversary Events
• 07-06-06 - MGEX Sets Membership Value, Trading Volume Records
• 05-18-06 - MGEX Sets Open Interest Record
• 05-17-06 - MGEX Makes Personnel Changes
• 05-11-06 - MGEX Expands Electronic Trading Hours Effective August 1
• 02-23-06 - MGEX Memberships Sold at Record Level 02-23-06
• 02-07-06 - MGEX Announces Enhanced Website
• 01-04-06 - MGEX Establishes Year-End Records
  
• MGEX Establishes Open Interest and Calendar Volume Records 12-29-05
• MGEX To Trade NCI By Open Outcry 10-24-05
• MGEX Names 2005-2006 Board Of Directors, Officers 10-20-05
• MGEX Expands Trading Hours for Electronic Trading 10-05-05
• The Minneapolis Grain Exchange announced today that it has established a new fiscal year trading volume record 09-01-05
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces New President/CEO 05-13-05
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Has Record April Volume 05-03-05
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces History Project 03-16-05
• MGEX Seeking Candidates for President/CEO 03-02-05
• February Record Month For Minneapolis Grain Exchange 03-02-05
• MGEX Spring Wheat Contract Established Open Interest Record 01-27-05
• MGEX Set to Launch Agricultural Futures and Options on December 15 12-15-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Sets Monthly Volume Record 12-03-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Resignation of President 11-12-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Electronic Trading Hours and Launch Date Announced, 10-4-04
• Number Two High Volume Day Recorded In Spring Wheat Futures, 08-23-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Electronic Trading Hosting Arrangement with Chicago Board of Trade, 08-17-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces New Margin Requirements, 08-06-04
• MGEX Announces Exchange For Risk (EFR) In Spring Wheat And Hard Winter Wheat Index Futures; Record March Volume, 04-01-04
• All-Time High Volume Day Recorded In Spring Wheat Futures, 02-25-04
• New Record Established In Spring Wheat Open Interest, 02-10-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Delays Re-Vote on Wheat Index Contracts, 02-03-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Board of Directors Elects Michael Krueger as Nonmember Director, 01-14-04
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Revises Launch Date For New Wheat Index Futures And Options Contracts, 12-18-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces New Margin Requirements And Spread Credits, 12-03-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Establishes Launch Date For New Wheat Index Contracts, 12-03-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Set To Launch New Wheat Index Contracts, 11-19-03
• Open Interest in Minneapolis Grain Exchange Hard Winter Wheat Index (HWI) Futures and Options Doubles in Two Weeks, 11-10-03
• Record Open Interest in Minneapolis Grain Exchange Hard Winter Wheat Index (HWI) Futures and Options, 10-28-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Names Officers, Directors, 10-14-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Breaks Fiscal Year Option Volume Records, 9-3-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Addition of Infinium Capital Management as Market Maker in National Corn Index and Hard Winter Wheat Index Options, 8-26-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange and Rolfe & Nolan Announce Frontier and ADM Investor Services Live on MGEX API, 5-16-03
• MGEX Board of Directors Approves Rule Allowing Spring Wheat Delivery Takers The Choice Of Specifying Non-Genetically Modified Wheat, 5-9-03
• MGEX Certifies New Financially Settled Hard Winter Wheat Contracts; Launch Day Detailed, 5-7-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Exchange For Risk (EFR) In National Corn Index and National Soybean Index Futures, 4-10-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Establishes Launch Date for New Contracts, 4-09-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange And Rolfe & Nolan Announce API Licensing Agreement For MGEXpress®, 3-12-03
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Additional Access Alternatives To MGEXpress®, 1-31-03