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To: Perspective who wrote (70200)	9/24/2006 9:05:10 AM
From: orkrious	Respond to of 110194

So what is the difference between "junk" spreads and "speculative" spreads? I would have expected them to be nearly synonymous. It appears that S&P includes a blend of everything not BBB- or better and a blend of durations. The Bloomberg 10 yr junk index is just 10 year and just "junk." Looking at the two charts I posted the conclusion is that Bloomberg's is riskier and longer duration. [edit] here's the link to the S&P page where there's a pdf link to their description www2.standardandpoors.com