an opinion of an issuer's ability to pay interest and/or principal when due
a numerical evaluation of the playing strength of a player
Standardised evaluation of the credit solvency of creditors, companies, banks or countries or of the securities issued by these entities by specialised agencies (e.g. Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch). Ratings can also be conducted bank-internally.
The credit worthiness of a City as evaluated by independent agencies, with AAA or Aaa being the highest.
Bonds are rated for credit safety by various rating organizations such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's. These firms rate the companies and municipalities issuing bonds according to their likelihood of being able (in the estimation of the rating agency) to repay principal and make interest payments. Ratings range from AAA or Aaa (the highest) to C or D (representing a company in default).
Evaluation by a credit rating agency, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, of an issue's investment quality. An issue's rating may change as the borrower's anticipated ability to service interest an redemption payments changes. See downgrade, upgrade.
An evaluation of securities by an independent rating service, such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, and Duff & Phelps/MCM. With mutual funds, ratings are typically used to evaluate corporate and municipal bonds. High Quality - AAA, AA, A; or Aaa, Aa, A ; or Aa1, Aa2, Aa3 Medium Quality - BBB, BB, B; or Baa, Ba, B; or Ba1, Ba2, Ba3 Low Quality - CCC, CC, C; or Caa, Ca, C; or Ca1, Ca2, Ca3 In Default or Questionable Value - DDD, DD, D
Letter and number symbols used by Rating Agencies to express their evaluation of the relative creditworthiness of an Issue.
Evaluation of credit risk in fixed income securities. This evaluation is specific to the security rated and is done in India by Crisil, Icra, Care and Duff & Phelps.
An evaluation of a scheme in relation to a parameter. The rating could be done in respect of the creditworthiness of debt instruments, risk of loss in an investment or the performance of an investment.
Evaluation of a borrower's creditworthiness as determined by special ratings agencies such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's.
Evaluating the player's action for the purposes of comps.
Systematic evaluation of companies with respect to their credit status or the credit status of issuers. Ratings are awarded by a rating agency or bank.
External rating: standardized evaluation of issuer's creditworthiness and debt instruments carried out by specialist agencies. Internal rating: detailed risk assessment of every exposure associated with a debtor.
In securities trading, a formal opinion given by an independent, professional service on the credit standing of the issuer of a bond and on the investment quality of the security. The opinion is normally expressed in letters: aaa, baa-l, etc.... read full article
The designation used by investor's services to give relative indications of quality (I.e., AAA, Ba).
An assessment of credit standing given by rating agencies such as Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's. Rating is used e.g. in connection with the issue of securities and takes the probability of default and the size of the loss into account.
A rating assigned to debt securities by independent rating services based on the issuer's ability to meet interest and principal payments.
Rating is the core activity of prenegotiation preparation. The purpose of rating is to use numerical expression to clearify negotiator's preference and utility level of individual negotiation issue, option and package. In Inspire, the user is required to specify these three ratings according to personal preference and knowledge. The utility function of individual negotiator is generated not only from the composition of the issue and option ratings but also from the decomposition of package evaluation. According to the utility function, any adjustment of the package evaluation may lead to variation of utility level of other packages.
Evaluation of credit risk of securities by an established rating service such as Moody's, Standard & Poors, or Fitch.
The grade or strength/performance level indicator given to the creditworthiness of a business by a rating agency such a Standard and Poor, Moody's or other similar credit evaluation group).
The alphabetical designation attesting to the investment quality of a bond. Treasury and agency securities are AAA-rated, said to be "investment grade."
Assessment of the debtorâ€(tm)s creditworthiness. The higher the creditworthiness, the higher the rating it will receive. The highest possible rating is the AAA-rating by Standard and Poors (See investment know How)
Assessment of issuers or debtors in accordance with their economic position. Prominent international rating agencies include Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
The four main rating services are A.M. Best, Duff and Phelps, Moody's, and Standard and Poor's. They look at a variety of factors in determining a company's "rating." Each rating means something slightly different to each rating service, but the collective factors are: operational stability and operating performance; claims-paying ability; and financial security/strength. The most widely used service is A.M. Best. The highest rating from this service is an A++.
Standardized evaluation of issuersâ€(tm) credit standing and debt instruments, carried out by specialized agencies (such as Standard & Poorâ€(tm)s or Moodyâ€(tm)s Investors Service).
1. An evaluation of a corporate or municipal bond's relative safety from an investment standpoint. Basically, it scrutinizes the issuer's ability to repay principal and make interest payments. 2. An analyst's recommendation on whether to buy, sell, or hold a specific stock.