Definitions for "credit spread"
Keywords:  yield, spread, bull, exceeds, perceived
A spread option position in which the price of the option sold is greater than the price of the option bought.
A credit spread is the difference in yield between two debt issues of similar maturity and duration. The credit spread is often used as a measure of relative creditworthiness, with reduction in the credit spread reflecting an improvement in the borrower's perceived creditworthiness.
The positive difference between the value of a sold option and of a bought option.
Keywords:  standards, terms
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