What nominal rate per quarter is equivalent to an effective rate of 12.7% per year, compounded continuously?

What will be an ideal response?


0.127 = e r – 1 is the relation; r = ln (1 + i) provides the solution
r/year = ln(1.127)
= 0.1196 (11.96%)
r /quarter = 0.1196/4 = 0.0299 (2.99%)

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