Rating 116
Rating review: upgrade, downgrade (to BB+ / Ba1 or lower “fallen angel”)
Junk bonds / high yield bonds
... bonds with a lower rating than
BBB- / Baa3 (Usually pension funds an
d other financial institutions
are not allowed to invest in junk bonds)
1 yea
r
10 years
AAA
Aaa
0.00%
1.40%
AA Aa
0.00%
1.29%
A
A
0.06%
2.17%
BBB
Baa
0.18%
4.34%
BB Ba
1.06% 17.73%
B
B
5.20% 29.02%
CCC
Caa
CC Ca
19.79% 45.10%
Cum. default prob.
S&P
Moody's Definition
High GradeMedium GradeSpeculativeDefault
Multi-period deterministic cash flows: FI securities - Credit risk