Errata....
I wrote:
> =FV(A4/2, DATEDIF(A1,A2,"m")/2, 0, -A3) - A3
That should be:
=FV(A4/2, DATEDIF(A1,A2,"m")/6, 0, -A3) - A3
And I wrote:
> That sounds suspiciously like the example in the ACCINTR help page.
Misdirection!
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"Joe User" <joeu2004> wrote in message
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> "manas123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I want to calculate interest accured between two dates
>> data i have
>> start date (1st jan 2005)
>> End date or maturity date (1st jan 2007)
>> amount invested( $1000)
>> interest rate 10% per annum
>> Componuded semiannualy
>
> If your data is in A1:A4 (A1 = start date; A4 = annual interest rate):
>
> =FV(A4/2, DATEDIF(A1,A2,"m")/2, 0, -A3) - A3
>
> That formula assumes that start and end dates are the same day of the
> month.
> Caveat emptor when the day of the month is 31, or the start or end date is
> Feb and the day of the month is 29 or larger.
>
>
>> how can we calculate witouht any fractional error if we follow
>> 30/360 day counting covention.
>
> That sounds suspiciously like the example in the ACCINTR help page.
>
> Are you asking for help using ACCINTR? If so, what specifically don't you
> understand?
>
> Note: With bonds, the first semi-annual interest payment is not always 6
> months after the "start date" (i.e. when you purchased the bond). So
> technically, you need one more piece of data.
>
>
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>
> "manas123" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Help me please,
>>
>> I want to calculate interest accured between two dates
>> data i have
>> start date (1st jan 2005)
>> End date or maturity date (1st jan 2007)
>> amount invested( $1000)
>> interest rate 10% per annum
>> Componuded semiannualy
>> how can we calculate witouht any fractional error if we follow 30/360 day
>> counting covention .
>
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