July 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH clears first SOFR swaps

LCH, a global clearing house, has announced that it has cleared the first U.S. Dollar interest rate swaps referencing the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan were among the first participants to clear swaps using the new rate. This follows the June 2017 announcement by the Alternative Reference Rates…

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