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Replacing USD OIS discounting based on FED Funds Rate with SOFR discounting
Slightly related to my other question (The exact mechanics of USD OIS Swaps: replacement of USD Libor by SOFR) but nonetheless, this is a separate topic:
US banks fund themselves via EFFR (Effective ...
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OIS example in Hull's book
In Hull's book (9th edition), on pages 202-203, there is an example for computing the payoff of an OIS that I am confused about. It says suppose in a US 3-month OIS the notional principal is \$100 ...
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US overnight swaps (OIS)
Can you please confirm if the underlying rate of US overnight indexed swaps is SOFR or Fed funds?
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Fed fund market after QE
I read that before 2008, reserves of the banking system (vault cash and reserves at the Fed) fluctuated between \$40 billion and \$80 billion. However, as a result of quantitative easing, reserves ...
