Glossary  >  Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)

Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)

A proxy for the risk-free rate and the benchmark used for dollar-denominated loans and derivatives. SOFR represents the annualized interest rate for borrowing collateralized U.S. government treasuries overnight.

Related Terms:  Risk-Free Rate, Floating-Rate Debt

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