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Re: Imperial Whazoo post# 18731

Friday, 07/20/2007 9:18:33 AM

Friday, July 20, 2007 9:18:33 AM

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Okay, haven’t thought about this problem for a while and only have a minute to do it, so someone please correct if wrong

Let x = fraction gained per month (i.e., % gain divided by 100)
Let n = number of months
Let y = yield
Let I = orginal investment

First month, n=1

Y = I * (1+x)

Second month, n=2

Y = [I * (1+x)] (1+x) = I*(1+x)^2


The formula I come up with is Y = I * (1+x)^n

You could do this with days too, as long as you estimate x in those terms, which would get you closer to continuous compounding. sorry, no time to do a swarm example right now.

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