NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Credit spread

Credit spread is the difference in yield between different securities due to different credit quality. Yield may mean: In economics, yield is a measure of the amount of income an investment generates over time (related to return on investment). ...

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Boone and Crockett Club (1447 words)
	Spread Credit on antlered game seems to be the hardest measurement for the general public to understand.
	Most times, the number that is entered into the spread credit box on a score chart is the inside spread measurement itself.
	In this rare case, the longest main beam measurement is put into the spread credit box instead.

Vertical Bull and Bear Credit Spreads (1484 words)
	These trades, which are contrary to debit spreads, essentially profit from the decay of time value, and they don't require any movement of the underlying to produce a profit.
	The key to determining whether the vertical spread is a debit or credit spread is to look at the legs that are sold and purchased.
	Since the net credit generated with a credit spread represents time value, the spread will reduce to zero at expiration if the underlying has remained stationary or has not crossed beyond the short strike in the position.

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