In less than 18 months the world will no longer be able to depend on the benchmark tied to roughly $300 trillion of financial instruments—LIBOR. As described in the article titled “Getting to LIBOR Transition: The Big Picture,” market participants across derivatives and cash products are working through the ARRC1 to pave the way for a smoother(er) transition from USD LIBOR to its
recommended successor rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).