Information about Rate Risk

In finance, rate risk is the risk of losses caused by interest rate changes. The prices of most financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds move inversely with interest rates, so investors are subject to capital loss when rates rise.

In the investment world, there are two types of risk rating. One is to manifest company's credit and another to equity securities. The former is represented by the systems of Fitch Ratings, Moody's and Standard & Poor's whereas the later by that of Comisión Clasificadora de Riesgo, although the two types have some similarities to some extent.
Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects.
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In financial markets, the stock capital of a corporation or a joint-stock company is the capital raised through the issuance, sale and distribution of shares. A person or organization that holds at least a partial share of stock is called a shareholder.
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bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and interest (the coupon) at a later date, termed maturity.
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In finance, a capital gain is profit that results from the sale or exchange of a capital asset over its purchase price. If the price of the capital asset has declined instead of appreciated, this is called a capital loss.
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Fitch Ratings, Ltd. is an international credit rating agency dual-headquartered in New York City and London. It was one of the three Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S.
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Moody's Corporation

Public (NYSE:  MCO )
Founded New York City (1909)
Headquarters New York City

Website www.moodys.com
Moody's Corporation (NYSE:  MCO ) is the holding company for Moody's Investors Service
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Standard & Poor's

Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded 1941
Headquarters New York City, United States

Key people Deven Sharma (President)
Industry Financial Services
Divisions Capital IQ
Website www.standardandpoors.
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