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High-Grade Bond |
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High-grade bond High-Grade Bond An investment-grade bond with a particularly high rating. Bonds rated Aa3 by Moody's or AA- by S&P or Fitch or higher are considered high-grade. Like all investment-grade bonds, high-grade bonds are considered sufficiently low-risk that the law allows banks to invest in them. In addition to being low-risk, high-grade bonds are low-return, greatly reducing the cost on the issuer. U.S. Treasury and many municipal bonds are high-grade. See also: Junk. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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High-grade bond portfolios have been hurt from more than a half a trillion dollars of AAA/AA corporate bonds that have been downgraded since 2000 in almost all sectors. where he directed high-yield and high-grade bond trading. |
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