Meaning INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS: A bond that is assigned a rating in the top four categories by commercial credit rating companies. S;P classifies investment-grade bonds as BBB or higher, and Moody's classifies investment grade bonds as Ba or higher. Related: High-yield bond
More terms such as Investment-grade bonds in Dictionary I.
- Definition Import Substitution Development Strategy:
- Examples A development strategy followed by many Latin American countries and other L.D.C.s that emphasize import substitution-accomplished through protectionism-as the route to economic growth investment-grade bonds definition.
- Definition Indexed Bond:
- Examples Bond whose payments are linked to an index, e.g., the consumer price index investment-grade bonds explain.
- Definition Indication Of Interest:
- Examples A dealer's or investor's interest in purchasing (not commitment to buy) securities that are still in the underwriting stage and are being registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission investment-grade bonds what is.
- Definition Inflation Risk:
- Examples Also called purchasing power risk, the risk that changes in the real return the investor will realize after adjusting for inflation will be negative investment-grade bonds meaning.
- Definition Internal Finance:
- Examples Finance generated within a firm by retained earnings and depreciation investment-grade bonds abbreviation.
