Above all, want to correct, not be company of 3 big grade, it is 3 big grade companies of world, it is standard general Er respectively (the United States) , Moody (the United States) He Huiyu (Europe) .
Next, grade company does grade (especially dominion credence grade) , a certain country, a certain organization does not give its right, because do not have any countries or organization,have this right. They do grade, it is act of a kind of trade above all, just be approbated because of grade result by more orgnaization, brought public letter force thereby.
For example mark general of the United States, held water 1860, be by the earliest standard publication company and company of general Er statistic are incorporated and come, 100 will be engaged in analysis of financial data statistic and grade service all the time for years, mark general is approbated on the market, because approbate its,be the justice of hundred years old store, objective. Be like Moody again, held water 1909 (also be a hundred years old store) , from do railroad debt data to parse name, also be to rely on its major and credit to grow for today's 3 big.
In addition, the position of company of 3 big grade, return the support of government of hang on United States. American negotiable securities and trade committee is at holding firm of 3 big grade 1975 " countrywide cognizance grade is organized " , when stipulating foreign investor issues negotiable securities in American churchyard, the grade that must provide company of 3 big grade reports. Because the United States at that time is western world's most powerful nation, established company of 3 big grade to be in the United States from this the monopoly position of money market.
The profit origin of company of 3 big grade, it is to provide grade service on one hand, at present on global mainstream market basically all financial products (the national debt that is each country even) the grade that can have one of 3 big companies at least, otherwise may unmanned make inquires; On the other hand, 3 still have analysis of financial data statistic, industry to seek advice below grade company division greatly, financial information is published etc board piece business, but one fraction is only for the income that serves relative to grade.
Of course, because company of 3 big grade is western setting, the evaluation to rising market sometimes not quite objective, just. Come nearly 229 years especially, time and again company of 3 big grade gets of oligarch of western government, plutocrat, finance operate dozen control rising market (especially China) suspicion, the financial product that distributes on home market at present so, accept the report of domestic grade company commonly. But go up in the international market at least, the position of company of 3 big grade still cannot shake.