ACT/365 fixed: Difference between revisions
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imported>Doug Williamson (Note 'days in an interest period' expressly.) |
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A day count convention which calculates actual days in | A day count convention which calculates actual days in a time period, over a 365-day conventional year, regardless of the number of days in the year. | ||
In other words, the fraction used for interest calculations is always: | In other words, the fraction used for interest calculations is always: | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 14 December 2015
A day count convention which calculates actual days in a time period, over a 365-day conventional year, regardless of the number of days in the year.
In other words, the fraction used for interest calculations is always:
Actual days / 365
This applies in leap years as well as normal years.
ACT/365 fixed is the convention most often used in the short term GBP market.
