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Bond rating

A rating based on the possibility of default by a bond issuer. The ratings range from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default). See: Rating, investment grade.

Bond Rating

A measure of the likelihood of a bond's default. Credit ratings agencies conduct credit analysis in order to provide bond ratings; the criteria and the ratings themselves may change these from time to time. Bond ratings are important to bond investors as they make investment decisions. For example, if a bond has a low rating and an investor is risk averse, he/she will be unlikely to invest in that bond, as it will lead to an increased possibility that the investor will lose the amount invested. See also: Investment-grade, Junk.

bond rating

The grading of a debt security with respect to the issuer's ability to meet interest and principal requirements in a timely manner. The three major rating services

Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poor's

use AAA as their highest rating and grade down through Bs and Cs. (D is used only by Fitch.) Debts rated AAA, AA, A, and BBB are considered investment-grade. Higher rated bonds provide lower returns, the price an investor pays for greater safety. Compare stock rating. See also interest coverage.

Bond rating. Independent agencies, such as Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investors Service, assess the likelihood that bond issuers are likely to default on their loans or interest payments.

Ratings systems differ from one agency to another but usually have at least 10 categories, ranging from a high of AAA (or Aaa) to a low of D. Bonds ranked BBB (or Baa) or higher are considered investment-grade bonds.

Bond Rating

What Does Bond Rating Mean?

A grade assigned to a bond that indicates its credit quality; private rating services such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch evaluate a bond issuer's financial strength, or its ability to pay principal and interest in a timely fashion, and then give a bond a rating.

Investopedia explains Bond Rating

Bond ratings are expressed with letters ranging from AAA, which is the highest rating to C (“junk”), which is the lowest rating. Different rating services use the same letter grades but use various combinations of upper- and lowercase letters to differentiate themselves. Here's how the Standard & Poor's rating system works: AAA and AA: high credit-quality investment grade; AA and BBB: medium credit quality investment grade; BB, B, CCC, CC, and C: low credit quality (noninvestment grade), or “junk bonds”; D: bonds in default for nonpayment of principal and/or interest.

Related Terms:
• Credit Rating
• High-Yield Bond
• Interest Rate
• Investment Grade
• Junk Bond

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Calificacion de bonos
Cliff Effect
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Conditional Rating
Credit Analysis
Credit Quality
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Discrete Variable
flight to quality
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Junk Bond
Moody's Bond Survey
Net Debt to Assessed Valuation

Security rating: The 2360 is a super micro-cut machine and it has the highest security rating possible: Level 6.

Grading the MBM DestroyIt 2360 Paper Shredder by Jeff McRitchie / Business community

The planes are equipped with 12 business-class seats and 54 economy-class seats, with a high security rating due to their advanced technology and navigation systems.

Syrian Airlines Operates Two New Planes by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

The 20390 has a Level Two security rating and is a strip-cut shredder that produces 1/4" shreds.

A Look at Dahle High-Capacity Shredders by Jeff McRitchie / Computers and Internet community

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