The EFFECT function is one of the financial functions. It is used to calculate the effective annual interest rate for a security based on a specified nominal annual interest rate and the number of compounding periods per year.
Syntax
EFFECT(nominal_rate, npery)
The EFFECT function has the following arguments:
Argument | Description |
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nominal_rate | The nominal annual interest rate of the security. |
npery | The number of compounding periods per year. |
Notes
How to apply the EFFECT function.
Examples
The figure below displays the result returned by the EFFECT function.
