A bond with a speculative credit rating of BB (S&P) or Ba (Moody's) or lower. Junk or high-yield bonds offer investors higher yields than bonds of financially sound companies. Two agencies, S [..]

Also known as High Yield Bonds. A high risk bond with a high interest rate, often used by companies to raise finances in order to take over other companies.

Junk bonds carry a higher-than-average risk of default, which means that the bond issuer may not be able to meet interest payments or repay the loan when it matures. Except for bonds that are already in default, junk bonds have the lowest ratings, usually Caa or CCC, assigned by rating services such as Moody's Investors Service and Standard [..]

A bond, usually a corporate bond, that has a higher than average risk of default, but which pays a higher than average interest rate to compensate. Junk bonds were a popular method of investment durin [..]

A type of bond with a "BB" (Standard & Poor's) or "Ba" (Moody's)

Wall Street slang for high-yield or non-investment grade bonds, described as such because these securities carry a higher default risk than investment-grade bonds with higher ratings. Junk bonds are r [..]

Definition A high-risk, non-investment-grade bond with a low credit rating, usually BB or lower; as a consequence, it usually has a high yield. opposite of investment-grade bond.

is a bond that is rated below the investment grade before the purchase. It may also be known as a high yielding bond, non investment grade bond or speculative grade bond. To make them more attractive [..]

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A debt obligation with a rating of Ba or BB or lower, generally paying interest above the return on more highly rated bonds, sometimes known as high-yield bonds.

A high-yield or non-investment grade bond. Junk bonds are fixed-income instruments that carry a rating of ‘BB’ or lower by Standard & Poor’s, or ‘Ba’ or below by Moody’s. Junk bonds are so called [..]

A bond with a credit rating below investment grade

A high-risk, high-yield bond.

A bond with a sub-investment grade credit rating of BB+ or lower from Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Ba1 or lower from Moody's. Also known as speculative or high-yield debt.

A bond that carries a rating lower than BB on Standard and Poor’s rating scale or a Ba on Moody’s rating scale. Such bonds are considered to be speculative and are issued by corporations that do not h [..]

A debt security with a credit rating below investment grade. Junk bonds, which are often issued by companies with questionable credit, generally pay higher yields than investment grade bonds, but carr [..]

A junk bond (or high-yield bond) is one with a S&P credit rating of BB or lower and that carries higher risk of interest or principal default than better rated investment grade bonds. Junk bonds a [..]

Bonds rated with the lowest credit rating, usually issued by companies in financial turmoil. Since they are riskier, they offer a much higher yield.

A bond that has a rating below investment grade.The bond rating will be BB+ or lower.

A debt security with a credit rating below investment grade. Junk bonds, which are often issued by companies with questionable credit, generally pay higher yields than investment grade bonds, but carry a greater risk of default.

A debt security with a credit rating below investment grade. Junk bonds, which are often issued by companies with questionable credit, generally pay higher yields than investment grade bonds, but carr [..]

Bonds rated Ba (by Moody's) or BB (by S&P and Fitch) or below, whose lower credit ratings indicate a higher risk of default. Due to the increased risk of default, these bonds are typically is [..]

A bond which pays an unusually high rate of return to compensate for a low credit rating

A lower-rated, usually higher-yielding bond, with a credit rating of BB or lower.

A below investment grade rated bond, providing the invest or with greater returns due to its higher default risk. (See high yield bond).

Issues rated below investment grade (as evaluated by credit rating agencies). Although they often promise high income, junk bonds carry high credit risk and might be near or in default. Also, known as high-yield bonds, junk securities are particularly sensitive to changes in economic conditions. See High-Yield bond. Back to Top K

A junk bond is a high-risk bond. Normally, these bonds have a high interest rate to compensate for the higher risk. Because of this, they are also known as high-yield bonds. In the United States, a bo [..]

High yield bonds which are below investment grade when issued .

High-risk securities that have received low ratings (i.e. Standard & Poor’s BBB rating or below; or Moody’s BBB rating or below) and as such, produce high yields, so long as they do not go into de [..]

A bond, usually a corporate bond, that has a higher than average risk of default, but which pays a higher than average interest rate to compensate. Junk bonds were a popular method of investment durin [..]

a bond with a low credit rating, indicating a higher risk of default by the borrower

Bond purchased for speculative purposes. They are usually rated "BB" and lower, and they have a higher default risk. K

  A high-risk, high-yield (often unsecured) bond rated below investment grade. [Chapter 20] Just-in-time (JIT)