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NOMINAL function

The NOMINAL function is one of the financial functions. It is used to calculate the nominal annual interest rate for a security based on a specified effective annual interest rate and the number of compounding periods per year.

Syntax​

NOMINAL(effect_rate, npery)

The NOMINAL function has the following arguments:

ArgumentDescription
effect_rateThe effective annual interest rate of the security.
nperyThe number of compounding periods per year.

Notes​

How to apply the NOMINAL function.

Examples​

The figure below displays the result returned by the NOMINAL function.

NOMINAL Function