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<blockquote data-quote="Airtel" data-source="post: 3119004" data-attributes="member: 124625"><p><strong><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/newreply.php" target="_blank">Mathematics of interest rates</a></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=4" target="_blank">edit</a>] Simplified Calculation</strong></p><p></p><p> Formulae are presented in greater detail at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money" target="_blank">time value of money</a>.</p><p> In the formulae below, <em>i</em> or <em>r</em> are the interest rate, expressed as a true percentage (i.e. 10% = 10/100 = 0.10). <em>FV</em> and <em>PV</em> represent the future and present value of a sum. <em>n</em> represents the number of periods.</p><p> These are the most basic formulae:</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/e/0/c/e0ca87a82c591a0e0610792963751fd5.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The above calculates the future value of <em>FV</em> of an investment's present value of <em>PV</em> accruing at a fixed interest rate of <em>i</em> for <em>n</em> periods.</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/b/5/4b5b30b41d1b085e20fc5a5a3825e936.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The above calculates what present value of <em>PV</em> would be needed to produce a certain future value of <em>FV</em> if interest of <em>i</em> accrues for <em>n</em> periods.</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/6/b/36b79c738b8ba926854c017a0544c239.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />or<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/1/2/012f25957f86a752650507e4b04fdda1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The above two formulae are the same and calculate the compound interest rate achieved if an initial investment of <em>PV</em> returns a value of <em>FV</em> after <em>n</em> accrual periods.</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/8/f/d/8fd9a90e0a838d6af25128576643ba62.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The above formula calculates the number of periods required to get <em>FV</em> given the <em>PV</em> and the interest rate <em>i</em>. The log function can be in any base, e.g. natural log (ln)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=5" target="_blank">edit</a>] Compound</strong></p><p></p><p> Formula for calculating compound interest:</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/c/6/3c61f664e4b9ae0ea85f89dff6b52548.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> Where, <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">P = principal amount (initial investment)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">r = annual nominal interest rate (as a decimal)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">n = number of times the interest is compounded per year</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">t = number of years</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A = amount after time t</li> </ul><p>Example usage: An amount of $1,500.00 is deposited in a bank paying an annual interest rate of 4.3%, compounded quarterly. Find the balance after 6 years.</p><p> A. Using the formula above, with P = 1500, r = 4.3/100 = 0.043, n = 4, and t = 6:</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/a/3/d/a3d51ac5f6c04328671922571dc543d2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> So, the balance after 6 years is approximately $1,938.84.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=6" target="_blank">edit</a>] Translating different compounding periods</strong></p><p></p><p> Each time unpaid interest is compounded and added to the principal, the resulting principal is grossed up to equal P(1+i%).</p><p> <strong>A) You are told the interest rate is 8% per year, compounded quarterly. What is the equivalent effective annual rate?</strong></p><p> The 8% is a nominal rate. It implies an effective quarterly interest rate of 8%/4 = 2%. Start with $100. At the end of one year it will have accumulated to:</p><p>$100 (1+ .02) (1+ .02) (1+ .02) (1+ .02) = $108.24</p><p>We know that $100 invested at 8.24% will give you $108.24 at year end. So the equivalent rate is 8.24%. Using a financial calculator or a <a href="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf" target="_blank">table</a>is simpler still. Using the Future Value of a currency function, input <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PV = 100</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">n = 4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">i = .02</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">solve for FV = 108.24</li> </ul><p><strong>B) You know the equivalent annual interest rate is 4%, but it will be compounded quarterly</strong>. You need to find the interest rate that will be applied each quarter.</p><p></p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/b/2/0b2d31c8885f746410c62c5106554faf.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> $100 (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) = $104</p><p>The mathematics to find the 0.9853% is discussed at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money" target="_blank">Time value of money</a>, but using a financial calculator or <a href="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf" target="_blank">table</a> is easier. Input <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PV = 100</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">n = 4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">FV = 104</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">solve for interest = 0.9853%</li> </ul><p><strong>C) You sold your house for a 60% profit. What was the annual return?</strong> You owned the house for 4 years, paid $100,000 originally, and sold it for $160,000.</p><p>$100,000 (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) = $160,000</p><p>Find the 12.47% annual rate the same way as B.) above, using a financial calculator or <a href="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf" target="_blank">table</a>. Input <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PV = 100,000</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">n = 4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">FV = 160,000</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">solve for interest = 12.47%</li> </ul><p><strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=7" target="_blank">edit</a>] Example question:</strong></p><p></p><p> In January 1970 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500" target="_blank">S&P 500</a> index stood at 92.06 and in January 2006 the index stood at 1248.29. What has been the annual rate of return achieved? (ignoring dividends).</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/d/0/9d0f85bedc9191014f8b03f59998332b.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/5/9/45961ffa8fb9c3c07c35166975e220f3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/2/e/42e7504ea01258341a9271abfdb6d3c7.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=8" target="_blank">edit</a>] Answer:</strong></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/f/9/3/f93a1686770c91a12c07afce83839094.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=9" target="_blank">edit</a>] Doubling</strong></p><p></p><p> The number of time periods it takes for an investment to double in value is</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/a/6/9a67f278e3a45d9793475c572c071784.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> where <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/7/1/3714878e9e07938379ca367c604d2b04.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> is the interest rate as a fraction.</p><p> Let <em>p</em> be the interest rate as a percentage ( i.e., 100 <em>i</em> ). Then the product of <em>p</em> and the doubling time <em>t</em> is fairly constant:</p><p> interest doubling time product </p><p> </p><p> <strong>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit&section=10" target="_blank">edit</a>] Periodic compounding</strong></p><p></p><p> The amount function for compound interest is an exponential function in terms of time.</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/9/8/098237749fc74c8599ba82d9fb3d4b50.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>t</em> = Total time in years</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>n</em> = Number of compounding periods per year (note that the total number of compounding periods is <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/2/d/8/2d81da8f4c1baf35e1ffce8a5d2a9970.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />)</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>r</em> = <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_interest_rate" target="_blank">Nominal annual interest rate</a> expressed as a decimal. e.g.: 6% = 0.06</li> </ul><p>As <em>n</em> increases, the rate approaches an upper limit of <em>e</em><em>r</em>. This rate is called <em>continuous compounding</em>, see below.</p><p> Since the principal <em>A</em>(<em>0</em>) is simply a coefficient, it is often dropped for simplicity, and the resulting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulation_function" target="_blank">accumulation function</a> is used in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interest_theory&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">interest theory</a> instead. Accumulation functions for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_interest" target="_blank">simple</a> and compound interest are listed below:</p><p> <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/8/8/988022ad48425e5532a6ca5ed8350536.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/7/9/6/79692aac6f7d2bb15b2dee9d9fde32a5.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Note: <em>A</em>(<em>t</em>) is the amount function and <em>a</em>(<em>t</em>) is the accumulation function.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Airtel, post: 3119004, member: 124625"] [B][URL="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/newreply.php"]Mathematics of interest rates[/URL][/B] [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=4"]edit[/URL]] Simplified Calculation[/B] Formulae are presented in greater detail at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money"]time value of money[/URL]. In the formulae below, [I]i[/I] or [I]r[/I] are the interest rate, expressed as a true percentage (i.e. 10% = 10/100 = 0.10). [I]FV[/I] and [I]PV[/I] represent the future and present value of a sum. [I]n[/I] represents the number of periods. These are the most basic formulae: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/e/0/c/e0ca87a82c591a0e0610792963751fd5.png[/IMG] The above calculates the future value of [I]FV[/I] of an investment's present value of [I]PV[/I] accruing at a fixed interest rate of [I]i[/I] for [I]n[/I] periods. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/b/5/4b5b30b41d1b085e20fc5a5a3825e936.png[/IMG] The above calculates what present value of [I]PV[/I] would be needed to produce a certain future value of [I]FV[/I] if interest of [I]i[/I] accrues for [I]n[/I] periods. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/6/b/36b79c738b8ba926854c017a0544c239.png[/IMG]or[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/1/2/012f25957f86a752650507e4b04fdda1.png[/IMG] The above two formulae are the same and calculate the compound interest rate achieved if an initial investment of [I]PV[/I] returns a value of [I]FV[/I] after [I]n[/I] accrual periods. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/8/f/d/8fd9a90e0a838d6af25128576643ba62.png[/IMG] The above formula calculates the number of periods required to get [I]FV[/I] given the [I]PV[/I] and the interest rate [I]i[/I]. The log function can be in any base, e.g. natural log (ln) [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=5"]edit[/URL]] Compound[/B] Formula for calculating compound interest: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/c/6/3c61f664e4b9ae0ea85f89dff6b52548.png[/IMG] Where,[LIST] [*]P = principal amount (initial investment) [*]r = annual nominal interest rate (as a decimal) [*]n = number of times the interest is compounded per year [*]t = number of years [*]A = amount after time t[/LIST]Example usage: An amount of $1,500.00 is deposited in a bank paying an annual interest rate of 4.3%, compounded quarterly. Find the balance after 6 years. A. Using the formula above, with P = 1500, r = 4.3/100 = 0.043, n = 4, and t = 6: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/a/3/d/a3d51ac5f6c04328671922571dc543d2.png[/IMG] So, the balance after 6 years is approximately $1,938.84. [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=6"]edit[/URL]] Translating different compounding periods[/B] Each time unpaid interest is compounded and added to the principal, the resulting principal is grossed up to equal P(1+i%). [B]A) You are told the interest rate is 8% per year, compounded quarterly. What is the equivalent effective annual rate?[/B] The 8% is a nominal rate. It implies an effective quarterly interest rate of 8%/4 = 2%. Start with $100. At the end of one year it will have accumulated to: $100 (1+ .02) (1+ .02) (1+ .02) (1+ .02) = $108.24 We know that $100 invested at 8.24% will give you $108.24 at year end. So the equivalent rate is 8.24%. Using a financial calculator or a [URL="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf"]table[/URL]is simpler still. Using the Future Value of a currency function, input[LIST] [*]PV = 100 [*]n = 4 [*]i = .02 [*]solve for FV = 108.24[/LIST][B]B) You know the equivalent annual interest rate is 4%, but it will be compounded quarterly[/B]. You need to find the interest rate that will be applied each quarter. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/b/2/0b2d31c8885f746410c62c5106554faf.png[/IMG] $100 (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) (1+ .009853) = $104 The mathematics to find the 0.9853% is discussed at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money"]Time value of money[/URL], but using a financial calculator or [URL="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf"]table[/URL] is easier. Input[LIST] [*]PV = 100 [*]n = 4 [*]FV = 104 [*]solve for interest = 0.9853%[/LIST][B]C) You sold your house for a 60% profit. What was the annual return?[/B] You owned the house for 4 years, paid $100,000 originally, and sold it for $160,000. $100,000 (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) (1+ .1247) = $160,000 Find the 12.47% annual rate the same way as B.) above, using a financial calculator or [URL="http://members.shaw.ca/RetailInvestor/futurevaluetables.pdf"]table[/URL]. Input[LIST] [*]PV = 100,000 [*]n = 4 [*]FV = 160,000 [*]solve for interest = 12.47%[/LIST] [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=7"]edit[/URL]] Example question:[/B] In January 1970 the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500"]S&P 500[/URL] index stood at 92.06 and in January 2006 the index stood at 1248.29. What has been the annual rate of return achieved? (ignoring dividends). [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/d/0/9d0f85bedc9191014f8b03f59998332b.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/5/9/45961ffa8fb9c3c07c35166975e220f3.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/2/e/42e7504ea01258341a9271abfdb6d3c7.png[/IMG] [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=8"]edit[/URL]] Answer:[/B] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/f/9/3/f93a1686770c91a12c07afce83839094.png[/IMG] [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=9"]edit[/URL]] Doubling[/B] The number of time periods it takes for an investment to double in value is [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/a/6/9a67f278e3a45d9793475c572c071784.png[/IMG] where [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/3/7/1/3714878e9e07938379ca367c604d2b04.png[/IMG] is the interest rate as a fraction. Let [I]p[/I] be the interest rate as a percentage ( i.e., 100 [I]i[/I] ). Then the product of [I]p[/I] and the doubling time [I]t[/I] is fairly constant: interest doubling time product [B][[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compound_interest&action=edit§ion=10"]edit[/URL]] Periodic compounding[/B] The amount function for compound interest is an exponential function in terms of time. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/9/8/098237749fc74c8599ba82d9fb3d4b50.png[/IMG][LIST] [*][I]t[/I] = Total time in years[/LIST][LIST] [*][I]n[/I] = Number of compounding periods per year (note that the total number of compounding periods is [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/2/d/8/2d81da8f4c1baf35e1ffce8a5d2a9970.png[/IMG])[/LIST][LIST] [*][I]r[/I] = [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_interest_rate"]Nominal annual interest rate[/URL] expressed as a decimal. e.g.: 6% = 0.06[/LIST]As [I]n[/I] increases, the rate approaches an upper limit of [I]e[/I][I]r[/I]. This rate is called [I]continuous compounding[/I], see below. Since the principal [I]A[/I]([I]0[/I]) is simply a coefficient, it is often dropped for simplicity, and the resulting [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulation_function"]accumulation function[/URL] is used in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interest_theory&action=edit&redlink=1"]interest theory[/URL] instead. Accumulation functions for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_interest"]simple[/URL] and compound interest are listed below: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/8/8/988022ad48425e5532a6ca5ed8350536.png[/IMG][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/7/9/6/79692aac6f7d2bb15b2dee9d9fde32a5.png[/IMG] Note: [I]A[/I]([I]t[/I]) is the amount function and [I]a[/I]([I]t[/I]) is the accumulation function. [/QUOTE]
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