Definitions for "Quality Rating"
Keywords:  moody, fitch, poor, issuer, blueprint
A measure of a bond issuer's credit quality, or its ability to meet future contractual obligations. Two widely used bond rating systems are those of Moody's Investor Service and Standard & Poor's Corporation.
Each blueprint has a quality rating. This is a representation of your chances of success in crafting this item.
Quality ratings are entered in an issuer's record in the add/edit institutions screen under the Activity menu. The program automatically enters the information in the Quality Rating field when an issuer is selected in the investment display screen. The quality rating can be obtained from Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Corporation, Fitch or other rating services, which provide standards for estimating the financial security of an investment. Quality rating can be set as a column heading as part of the Portfolio Management Report Setup.
Keywords:  bbb, aaa, portfolio, numeric, relative
Numeric value (10-AAA, 9-AA, 8-A, 7-BBB, etc.) used to give indications of relative credit quality for a portfolio.