Sofr Futures and Options - (Wiley Finance) by Doug Huggins & Christian Schaller (Hardcover)

About the Book

"By many measures, the Eurodollar futures and options complex has been the most successful in the world. Since its introduction in 1981, the tremendous volume and open interest of the Eurodollar complex have made the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the envy of other exchanges, from Säao Paulo to Singapore. But global financial regulators are actively retiring LIBOR, the index on which the Eurodollar contract is based, in favor of SOFR, the secured overnight financing rate. Not surprisingly, the CME has introduced a SOFR futures contract based on this rate. In fact, the CME has introduced two futures contracts--a three-month contact, and a one-month contract--along with options on these futures. The SOFR index has a number of key differences from the LIBOR index, and these differences have material implications for market participants, and SOFR Futures and Options will provide users of these contracts with the information they need to use these products with confidence"--

Book Synopsis

SOFR Futures and Options is the practical guide through the maze of the transition from LIBOR. In the first section, it provides an in-depth explanation of the concepts involved:

• The repo market and the construction of SOFR
• SOFR-based lending markets and the term rate
• The secured-unsecured basis
• SOFR futures and options and their spread contracts
• Margin and convexity

Applying these insights, the second section offers detailed worked-through examples of hedging loans, swaps, bonds, and floors with SOFR futures and options, supported by interactive spreadsheets accessible on the web.

The gold standard resource for professionals working at financial institutions, SOFR Futures and Options also belongs in the libraries of students of finance and business, as well as those preparing for the Chartered Financial Analyst exam.

From the Back Cover

The gold standard in guides to the new Secured Overnight Financing Rate index, sponsored by the CME Group

SOFR Futures and Options is a practical and comprehensive discussion of the successor to the Eurodollar futures and options complex, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate index. The book walks finance practitioners and students through every nuanced and essential topic of importance in the area of SOFR futures and options.

Accompanied by interactive spreadsheets accessible on the web by purchasers of the book, SOFR Futures and Options guides readers through the transitional maze leading from LIBOR to SOFR. You'll learn about the repo market and the construction of SOFR, SOFR-based lending markets and the term rate, the secured-unsecured basis, SOFR futures and options and their spread contracts, as well as margin and convexity.

You'll also find detailed, worked examples of hedging loans, bonds, swaps, and floors with SOFR futures and options.

An indispensable roadmap to trading and understanding short-term interest rate futures under the new SOFR system, the book will earn a place in the libraries of finance students and practitioners at financial institutions everywhere.

About the Author

DOUG HUGGINS, PHD, has over thirty-two years of experience working in the fixed income markets. He has worked as a European fixed income relative value researcher at Deutsche Bank, as well as a Global Head of Fixed Income Relative Value Research and Global Head of Hedge Fund Sales at ABN AMRO, and founded a proprietary trading desk at ABN.

CHRISTIAN SCHALLER, PHD, was Global Head of Leveraged Investment Strategy at ABN AMRO and is now an independent consultant and trainer for financial institutions. He co-founded, with Doug Huggins, QMA Analytics, a London-based firm providing analytic software for financial market participants.