Bond ratings

Bond ratings
A system for measuring the relative credit worthiness of bond issues using rating symbols, which range from the highest investment quality (least investment risk) to the lowest investment quality (greatest risk).
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Bond Ratings
An indicator of the creditworthiness of specific bond issues. These ratings are often interpreted as an indication of the likelihood of default on the part of the respective bond issuers.

ratings/bond ratings Designations used by various investors' services to give relative indications of credit quality. See credit rating.

Bond ratings measure the perceived risk that the bonds' issuer will not make interest payments or repay the principal at maturity. The riskier a bond is, other things being equal, the lower its rating.

Bond ratings higher than BB are possible, though, through overcollateralization.

Variable like 1,2,3. Bond ratings are examples of discrete classifications.
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Accounts over which an individual or organization, other than the person in whose name the account is carried, exercises trading authority or control.

Only a few companies provide their bond ratings. The Bond Rating is an important independent assessment of the credit worthiness and financial strength of the organization. It should be disclosed.
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DISCRETE VARIABLE - Variable like 1, 2, 3. Bond ratings are examples of discrete classifications.
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Variable like 1, 2, 3. Bond ratings are examples of discrete classifications.
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Because it is unsecured debt, it is issued usually by large, financially strong companies with excellent Bond Ratings. There are two kinds of debentures: a senior issue and a subordinated (junior) issue, which has a subordinate lien.

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Generally, noninvestment grade bonds carry higher default and illiquidity risks. The designation of quality classifications that coincide with different bond ratings assigned by major credit rating agencies.

of a bond issuers and rates them accordingly. Ratings refer to the level of default risk associated with the bond. Higher ratings mean there is less chance that the issuer will default on the bond payments. Explanation of a typical bond ratings ...

Corporate bonds that include protective covenants, such as poison puts, are given event risk covenant rankings by Standard & Poor's. Ratings range from E-1 (highest) to E-5 (lowest). Covenant rankings are supplemental to basic bond ratings.

Bond ratings are examples of discrete classifications. Discretion Freedom given to the floor broker by an investor to use his judgment regarding the execution of an order.

See also: Bond rating, Banks, Job, Solvency, Funding