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Does not account for inflation.
Does not account for inflation.
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
if nominal_rate == 5%:
    5$ interest on each 100$ paid
</syntaxhighlight>


Calculation, and Terminology:
<math>
( 1 + \texttt{periodic-return})^{ \texttt{num-periods} } - 1
</math>
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="yaml">
<syntaxhighlight lang="yaml">
principal:          amount lent
principal:          amount lent
compounding-period:  interval that interest is added to the principal (ex: quarterly)
compounding-period:  interval that interest is added to the principal (ex. quarterly)
periodic-return:    percentage paid per compounding-period
periodic-return:    percentage paid per compounding-period
num-periods:        number of periods until complete (or in observed timespan ex: 1yr)
num-periods:        number of periods until complete (or in observed timespan ex. 1yr)
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


<math>
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
\text{nominal-interest-rate} =
if nominal_rate == 5%:
  ( 1 + \text{periodic-return})^{ \text{num-periods} }
    5$ interest on each 100$ paid
  - 1
</syntaxhighlight>
</math>


https://www.educba.com/real-interest-rate-formula/
https://www.educba.com/real-interest-rate-formula/

Revision as of 03:50, 2 November 2021

Overview

TODO:

how are interest rates set?

Terminology

yield:
return:

nominal:
real:
effective:

Rate Types

Nominal Interest Rate

Does not account for inflation.

principal:           amount lent
compounding-period:  interval that interest is added to the principal (ex. quarterly)
periodic-return:     percentage paid per compounding-period
num-periods:         number of periods until complete (or in observed timespan ex. 1yr)
if nominal_rate == 5%:
    5$ interest on each 100$ paid

https://www.educba.com/real-interest-rate-formula/

Real Interest Rate

Nominal interest rate, with the inflation-rate removed.
Emphasizes value at end of period.

Effective Interest Rate

Annual Interest Rate