We have had a number of people reach out and ask when the RFR Adoption Indicator will next be updated. It is a great vindication of all of the hard work that has gone on over the past 4 years (and even longer when you consider the wider work on LIBOR cessation, Fallbacks and Benchmark […]

Now seems like the right time to call an end to the regular series of blogs that we have been writing about the ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator. Consider today’s blog your “cut-out and keep” guide to one of the biggest changes the derivatives industry has ever witnessed. A Brief History The Indicator was first published […]

This is my final blog for the year, but the 2023 retrospectives will have to wait for January once all of the data is in. However, as the year draws to a close, I doubt 2023 will be remembered as the year that USD LIBOR finally ceased. That has to be considered a good thing. […]

This week I will start with a chart – the DV01 traded in USD OIS per month over the past three years: Showing; For the second chart today, consider the same data, but split by OIS Index – SOFR or Fed Funds: Showing; Overall, 26% of OTC OIS risk was traded versus Fed Funds – […]

Volatility in Rates markets has been elevated this year. However, I cannot remember a year when we haven’t said similar by October! It is very likely that the human-bias is innately more sensitive to change than stasis, which then leads inquisitive minds to work out what is causing the change. But one thing that is […]

The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator for August 2023 has now been published. Showing; Highlights Can the narrative cloud the facts? I feel like that is the case with RFR Trading. Look at headline adoption of RFRs in 2023: Plus; This is against a backdrop on the Clarus blog, whereby we have noted: The August 2023 ISDA-Clarus […]

RFR Adoption is Increasing Again The latest edition of the ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator was published earlier this week. You can find the full report over on the ISDA website here. As always, we provide a look into the data: Showing; SOFR Trading Increases As long-time readers well know by now, USD markets (and hence […]

Most of our readers come to the Clarus blog to receive new information from us. Whether that be on the data side (such as the monthly RFR Adoption Indicator) or about new regulations (such as Central Clearing of Bonds and Repos). But do our readers ever stop to consider which tools we use to deliver […]

USD LIBOR is no more: I will likely never type US0003M into my Bloomberg ever again. I doubt many will shed a tear at the ultimate demise of LIBOR because: LIBOR – The Numbers This is as good a time as any to therefore pause and consider some of the things we saw in USD […]

ISDA recently published a very informative webinar on the CDOR Transition: From this, I learned that 30th June 2023 (i.e. Friday!) is a big day for Canada Rates markets. Succinctly, no more new CDOR trading should take place after this date, other than for some well-defined exceptions. The CARR website is a great resource (from […]