The Quality Rating Given by Standard & Poor's to Highly-Speculative

question 121

Multiple Choice

The quality rating given by Standard & Poor's to highly-speculative bonds is:

• A) high-grade.
• B) default.
• C) investment-grade.
• D) medium-grade.
• E) unrated.

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