Interest Rate Basics Exercises

Abdulla Javeri

30 years: Financial markets trader

Following Abdulla's video on interest rate fundamentals and simple versus compound interest, this video aims to consolidate that knowledge by working through six simple exercises.

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Following Abdulla's video on interest rate fundamentals and simple versus compound interest, this video aims to consolidate that knowledge by working through six simple exercises.

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Interest Rate Basics Exercises

5 mins 24 secs

Key learning objectives:

What is the periodic rate formula?
What is the EAR formula?
What is the compounding formula?
Which of the following is better for a borrower?

Overview:

Recap on calculation formulae: periodic rate, EAR and compounding.

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Summary

What is the periodic rate formula?

The nominal annual rate divided by frequency; NAR/n

What is the EAR formula?

EAR = (1 + periodic rate)^periods – 1

EAR = e^r*t – 1

What is the compounding formula?

1 + periodic rate^periods

Which of the following is better for a borrower?

Borrowing at 4.30% and paying interest semi-annually or borrowing at 4.20% and paying monthly? Borrowing at 4.30% on a semi-annual basis gives an EAR of 4.346%. Borrowing at 4.20% and paying interest monthly gives an effective rate of 4.282%. A borrower should borrow at 4.20% and pay monthly a depositor should go for the other option as that gives them a higher effective return.

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Abdulla Javeri

Abdulla’s career in the financial markets started in 1990 when he entered the trading floor of the London International Financial Futures Exchange, LIFFE, and qualified as a pit trader in equity and equity index options. In 1996, Abdulla became a trainer for regulatory qualifications and then for non-exam courses, primarily covering all major financial products.

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