Overnight index swaps
ECB group sounds alarm on ‘sluggish’ Euribor
Money market participants question robustness of key eurozone rate after methodology changes
SOFR remains elusive in US dollar collateral agreements
Derivatives users slow to amend CSAs amid market volatility and looming Libor deadline
Battle lines drawn as exchanges launch €STR futures
CME is betting its three-month contracts will give it an edge over Ice’s one-month version
Split emerges over data requirements for term €STR
Refinitiv warns against relying on Level 2 inputs, as Emmi targets October launch
Euro, Swiss swaps trading jump on rate hike chatter
Highest weekly volumes since at least 2020 as ECB and SNB gear up for policy change
CME to reinforce term SOFR with swap inputs
Inclusion would leapfrog a 25% OTC liquidity threshold embedded in methodology
A second term SOFR: help or hindrance?
Ice launches CME rival as fallback for loans but market ambivalence may put endorsement out of reach
Banks face conduct risk threat as term SOFR trading grows
Trades linked to forward benchmark at risk of falling foul of strict client hedging remit, lawyers warn
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SOFR swaps surge past $1 trillion weekly
OIS make up the majority of SOFR-referencing swaps
Bumpy ride expected as Libor reaches end of road
Heavy reliance on contractual fallbacks leaves market facing series of post-cessation risks
Eonia trading shuts down as CCPs make €STR switch
Dealers and venues step back from Eonia swaps after contracts become unclearable
US fund filings show CME taking bite out of LCH swaps share
Counterparty Radar: Rivals neck-and-neck after big LCH user cuts rate swaps book and non-G10 trades surge
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New Isda definitions pave way for bespoke swaps clearing
Pick-and-mix grid of floating rate options will make it easier to clear post-Libor bond hedges
Dealers back ‘SOFR first’ in bid to jump-start new rate adoption
Term SOFR recommendation would follow “in days, not weeks” of US swaps quoting convention switch
ARRC eyes July ‘SOFR first’ switch
Adoption of RFR for swaps quoting conventions should pave the way for term SOFR endorsement
Clock auctions: a stitch in time for Libor?
MIT professor says Nobel-inspired mechanism could cut basis risk and ease $74trn Libor shift
Accurate RFR hedges face liquidity trade-off, participants say
Isda AGM: Aligning swaps with assorted cash market conventions requires users to weigh liquidity cost
CME unveils term SOFR in face of ARRC doubts
Exchange group says benchmark aligns with ARRC principles – but committee has pushed back endorsement plans
US stumbles in pursuit of term SOFR
Flaky swaps liquidity sees June 2021 target slip; CME claims indicative settings already meet international standards
Tradition to launch first SOFR order book
Streaming swap prices are a critical step to creating term rates for loan markets
Isda plans ‘modular’ RFR conventions
Swaps definitions will be updated in response to divergent compounding styles in loan markets