National Corn Index

Based on the National Corn Index compiled daily by DTN, the MGEX National Corn Index futures and options trade electronically on the Globex® trading platform.

MGEX National Corn Index financially settled futures and options tend to track the cash market more closely than traditional contracts, which are based on delivery to a few terminal elevators. As a result, these contracts offer a myriad of new ways to trade between markets, establish synthetic basis trades and more accurately hedge positions in the country.

	* Seasonal Opportunities with NCI Synthetic Basis Positions
	* NCI as a Complimentary Hedge
	* NCI Basis Volatility
	* NCI-Basis Hedge Effectiveness
	* NCI Bids by State
	* How the NCI is Calculated
* NCI Convergence to Spot Charts
	* Options Advantage
	* MGEX Spread Choices
	* Corn Spreads/Basis Charts
	* NCI TRACKIT customizable basis-tracking spreadsheet
	* Quotes and Charts
	* DTN Spot Historical Index Prices
	* N. Central Iowa Corn Basis

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