USD – SOFR

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York began publishing the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in April 2018.

What is SOFR?

SOFR emerged as a key alternative reference rate in the financial services industry, as the world moves away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). As an overnight rate, SOFR is based on transactions in the US dollar overnight repurchase agreement (repo) market, making it a highly reliable and transparent benchmark. The transition from LIBOR to SOFR will be complete on 30^th June 2024.

How is SOFR calculated?

SOFR is calculated as the average of the overnight repo lending transactions secured by U.S. Treasury securities that are cleared through the Broad General Collateral Rate (BGCR) and reported by the New York Fed. The calculation is based on data submitted by various market participants, such as primary dealers and market makers, and is performed by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. SOFR is published each business day at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

SOFR Packages from TraditionData

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