ERM Glossary: Credit risk spread (or credit spread)

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Credit risk spread (or credit spread) is the yield spread between securities with the same currency and maturity structure but with different associated credit risks.

Often the spread is expressed relative to a corresponding benchmark or deemed risk-free rate and then it represents the spread required by the market to take on a (usually) lower credit quality.

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