Compounding period

Compounding period
The length of the time period (for example, a quarter in the case of quarterly
compounding) that elapses before interest compounds.
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Compounding period
Definition 1.
e length of the time period that elapses before interest compounds (a quarter in the case of quarterly compounding).

compounding period
time during which compound interest is computed. Compounding means interest on interest and the period can be on a daily, monthly, annual, or other basis.
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Compounding period: The time that elapses before your financial institution pays interest on your investments. Different accounts have different compounding periods - daily, monthly, quarterly, or annually.

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C/Y = Compounding Periods Per Year
If investment interest rate is compounded monthly, then C/Y = 12
If investment interest rate is compounded quarterly, then C/Y = 4
If investment interest rate is compounded semi-annually, then C/Y = 2 ...

n = Number of compounding periods per year (note that the total number of compounding periods is )
r = Nominal annual interest rate expressed as a decimal. e.g.: 6% = 0.06 ...

The number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4.
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If we had three compounding periods we would take the cubic root (power of 1/3). Note 2. If we had invested at exactly 6.489 in both periods, we get $100x1.06489x1.06489=$113.4. Note 3.

Compounding frequency The number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4.

compounding period The period of time that passes before interest is compounded once. For example, if the compounding period is one year, interest is being compounded once a year.

The figure for Macaulay duration is divided by the sum of one plus the rate divided by the number of compounding periods per year. A more accurate measure of the weighted average time remaining until receipt of a series of cash flows.

Different investments typically offer different compounding periods, usually quarterly or monthly. The APR allows them to be compared over a common period of time: one year.

where i is the nominal rate, and n is the number of compounding periods.
For example, a nominal interest rate of 7% compounded quarterly will be calculated as:
effective interest rate = (1+0.07/4)4-1 = 0.07185.

Present Value: Representation of the current value of a future payment or serial payments at scheduled compounding periods with a specific discounting rate of return.

If the interest on the loan or investment compounds more frequent than annually, the annual interest rate must be converted to a periodic interest rate where interest charged or realized over each compounding period can be calculated.

An ordinary annuity is a payment stream in which the payments (or receipts) occur at the end of each interest-compounding period.
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Compounded Interest
The interest which is accumulated and compounded over the life of a CAB and is finally paid at the maturity of the CAB. The compounding period is usually semiannual.

See also: Banks, Compound interest, Capital structure, Expense, APR