OIS-SOFR Spread Interpretation - Quant Trader Interview Question
Difficulty: Medium
Category: Algorithms & Data Structures
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Topics: OIS, SOFR, Credit Risk, Interest Rates, Derivatives
Problem Description
The Overnight Index Swap (OIS) rate is a fixed rate for the expected average of overnight rates over a specified term, discounted back to today. SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities.
Consider a scenario where the OIS-SOFR spread widens significantly. What is the most likely interpretation of this widening spread?
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