SOFR futures
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SOFR futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on future levels of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, the U.S. dollar risk-free benchmark interest rate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SOFR futures canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T595616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SOFR futures Context triple: [Fed funds futures, relatedTo, SOFR futures]
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A.
Eurodollar futures
Eurodollar futures are interest rate futures contracts based on U.S. dollar deposits held outside the United States, widely used to hedge or speculate on short-term dollar interest rates.
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B.
Fed funds futures
Fed funds futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on the future level of the U.S. federal funds interest rate.
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C.
E-mini S&P 500 futures
E-mini S&P 500 futures are electronically traded stock index futures contracts that provide leveraged, cost-efficient exposure to the S&P 500 index for institutional and retail traders.
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D.
CME FX futures
CME FX futures are standardized foreign exchange derivative contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow participants to hedge or speculate on currency price movements.
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E.
CME Ether futures
CME Ether futures are standardized, cash-settled derivatives contracts listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow institutional and professional traders to gain regulated exposure to the price of Ether (ETH).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SOFR futures Target entity description: SOFR futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on future levels of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, the U.S. dollar risk-free benchmark interest rate.
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A.
Eurodollar futures
Eurodollar futures are interest rate futures contracts based on U.S. dollar deposits held outside the United States, widely used to hedge or speculate on short-term dollar interest rates.
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B.
Fed funds futures
Fed funds futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on the future level of the U.S. federal funds interest rate.
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C.
E-mini S&P 500 futures
E-mini S&P 500 futures are electronically traded stock index futures contracts that provide leveraged, cost-efficient exposure to the S&P 500 index for institutional and retail traders.
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D.
CME FX futures
CME FX futures are standardized foreign exchange derivative contracts traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow participants to hedge or speculate on currency price movements.
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E.
CME Ether futures
CME Ether futures are standardized, cash-settled derivatives contracts listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow institutional and professional traders to gain regulated exposure to the price of Ether (ETH).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exchange-traded derivative
ⓘ
interest rate futures contract ⓘ |
| basedOn |
overnight repo transactions collateralized by U.S. Treasuries
ⓘ
risk-free reference rate ⓘ |
| benchmarkTransitionRole | primary futures benchmark after USD LIBOR cessation ⓘ |
| benchmarkType | nearly risk-free rate derivative ⓘ |
| category | short-term interest rate futures ⓘ |
| clearing | central counterparty clearing ⓘ |
| contractUnit | notional money market deposit linked to SOFR ⓘ |
| currencyRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominatedIn |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
USD
US dollar ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| hedgeTarget | short-term U.S. dollar interest rates ⓘ |
| linkedTo | U.S. Treasury repurchase agreement market ⓘ |
| liquidityCharacteristic | highly liquid for near-term expiries ⓘ |
| marginType | futures-style margining ⓘ |
| marketParticipants |
commercial banks
ⓘ
institutional investors ⓘ proprietary trading firms ⓘ |
| marketRole | key instrument in U.S. dollar risk-free rate markets ⓘ |
| priceDriver |
Federal Reserve monetary policy expectations
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U.S. Treasury repo market conditions ⓘ expectations of future SOFR levels ⓘ |
| purpose |
hedging interest rate risk
ⓘ
managing exposure to SOFR movements ⓘ speculating on future interest rates ⓘ |
| quotedAs | 100 minus implied interest rate ⓘ |
| regulatorJurisdiction | U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ⓘ |
| replaced | Eurodollar futures for USD LIBOR-based hedging ⓘ |
| replaces | LIBOR-based short-term interest rate futures ⓘ |
| riskMeasure | sensitivity measured by DV01 ⓘ |
| riskType | interest rate risk ⓘ |
| settlementType | cash-settled ⓘ |
| tradedOn |
CME Group
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange ⓘ |
| underlyingReferenceRate |
SOFR
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Secured Overnight Financing Rate ⓘ |
| usedBy |
asset managers
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banks ⓘ corporate treasurers ⓘ hedge funds ⓘ swap dealers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basis trading between SOFR and other rates
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constructing SOFR yield curves ⓘ hedging SOFR-linked bonds ⓘ hedging SOFR-linked loans ⓘ hedging floating-rate debt linked to SOFR ⓘ pricing SOFR interest rate swaps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SOFR futures Description of subject: SOFR futures are exchange-traded derivatives that allow market participants to hedge or speculate on future levels of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, the U.S. dollar risk-free benchmark interest rate.
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