Bond Rating
A bond rating is a credit opinion on an issuer's ability to pay interest and principal, used in pricing, eligibility, and risk limits.
Bond rating, rating agency, Fitch, Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and rating-service terms.
Rating agencies and services provide external credit opinions about issuers, securities, and repayment risk.
Use this branch when a portfolio, bond screen, mandate, index, credit memo, or disclosure depends on an agency rating label or rating-service source.
| Term | What it clarifies |
|---|---|
| Bond Rating | A credit opinion assigned to a bond or issuer. |
| Bond-Rating Agency | An organization that assigns and monitors bond ratings. |
| Fitch Ratings | A major credit rating agency. |
| Moody’s | A major credit rating agency. |
| Standard & Poor’s | A major credit rating agency reference. |
| Standard & Poor’s Rating | A rating label or opinion attributed to Standard & Poor’s. |
Check the rated entity, exact security, rating agency, rating scale, rating date, outlook or watch status, methodology, and whether the rating is issuer-level or issue-specific. A rating can change, and different agencies can assign different opinions.
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A bond rating is a credit opinion on an issuer's ability to pay interest and principal, used in pricing, eligibility, and risk limits.
A bond-rating agency assesses debt issuer credit quality and assigns ratings used in bond pricing, mandates, and risk limits.
Fitch Ratings is a major credit-rating agency whose ratings help investors assess issuer default risk, bond credit quality, and market pricing.
Moody's is a major credit-rating agency whose issuer and security ratings influence bond pricing, disclosure, and risk management.
Standard & Poor's is a financial data, index, and credit-rating firm whose ratings and benchmarks influence bond and equity markets.
A Standard & Poor's rating is an S&P opinion on credit risk, using letter grades to signal default risk and payment capacity.