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What does OIS stand for?

Overnight Index Swap


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Overnight index swaps from Credit Suisse are pricing in 85.
In any case, the markets see the central bank as well enough convinced of the perilous state of the economy to continue cutting interest rates: overnight index swaps see traders pricing in at least a 0.
A key indicator of liquidity is the spread between the London Interbank Borrowing Rate (Libor) on a term loan and the interest rate paid on an Overnight Index Swap (OIS) for a comparable maturity.
Trading in overnight index swaps suggests traders are pricing the likelihood that the RBA will raise rates by 175-200 basis points over the next 12 months.
These rates will be updated daily to reflect changing overnight index swap rates, and paper purchased in the secondary market will likely have an extra 25 basis point premium added.
BGC was awarded first place in a wide range of interest rate and currency products including: --Interest Rate Swaps 10+year - Scandinavian --Interest Rate Caps/Floors - US Dollar; Sterling; Swiss --Interest Rate Swaption - US Dollar; Euro; Sterling; Swiss; Scandinavian --Exotic Interest Rate - Volatility/Variant Swaps --Binary/Digital --Constant Maturity - Euro; US Dollar --Bermudan American/Euro --Bermudan American/Dollar --Quantos --Inflation Swaps US Dollar --Cross Currency Swaps - Euro/Yen --Vanilla Currency Options - US Dollar/Yen --Currency Forwards - US Dollar/Swiss BGC was also awarded second or third place in 29 additional categories which included short dated interest rate swaps, interest rate swaps 2-10 years, overnight index swaps and forward rate agreements.
As it stands, Credit Suisse Overnight Index Swaps (OIS) are pricing in a 60 percent chance of a 25 basis point rate hike during this upcoming meeting - which we think to be highly unlikely - and 175 basis points worth of hikes over the next 12 months, which is generally in line with what we've seen since early August.
Also, the spread between BBSW and the overnight index swap blew out to 51 basis points from 40 basis points on Friday.

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