Interest Rate and Security Valuation
Interest Rate and Security Valuation
Interest Rate and Security Valuation
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is the amount a lender charges for the use of
assets expressed as a percentage of the
principal
Interest rates apply to most lending or
borrowing transactions.
A loan that is considered low risk by the
lender will have a lower interest rate. A loan
that is considered high risk will have a higher
interest rate
is a quick and easy method of calculating the
interest charge on a loan. Simple interest is
determined by multiplying the daily interest
rate by the principal by the number of days
that elapse between payments.
Some lenders prefer this method, which
means that the borrower pays even more in
interest.
Compound interest also called interest on
interest, is applied to the principal but also
on the accumulated interest of previous
periods.
is the concept that money available at the
present time is worth more than the identical
sum in the future due to its potential earning
capacity.
Future Value
The FV calculation allows investors to predict,
with varying degrees of accuracy, the amount
of profit that can be generated by different
investments.
FV = PV x [ 1 + (i / n) ] (n x t)
FV = Future value of money
PV = Present value of money
i = interest rate
n = number of compounding periods per year
t = number of years
Compounding
Quarterly Compounding: FV = $10,000 x (1 + (10% / 4) ^ (4 x 1) =
$11,038
Monthly Compounding: FV = $10,000 x (1 + (10% / 12) ^ (12 x 1) =
$11,047
Daily Compounding: FV = $10,000 x (1 + (10% / 365) ^ (365 x 1) =
$11,052
is the current value of a future sum of money or stream of
cash flows given a specified rate of return.
The interest rate charged by banks is
determined by a number of factors such as
the state of the economy.
A country’s central bank sets the interest
rate. When the central bank sets interest rates
at a high level the cost of debt rises.
When the cost of debt is high, thus
discouraging people from borrowing and
slows consumer demand.
Also, interest rates tend to rise with inflation.
The process of determining how much a secu
rity is worth.
Security valuation is important to decide on
the portfolio of an investor. All investment
decisions are to be made on a scientific
analysis of the right price of a share.
is a process in which regulators assess the
safety and risk associated with the securities
that an insurance company has on its books.
Book value- book value of an equity share is
equal to the net worth of the firm divided by the
number of equity shares, where the net worth is
equal to equity capital plus free reserves.