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The daily rate of interest (or yield) is a quoting convention for the simple interest ''nominal annual rate'' for compounding once per day.
The daily rate of interest (or yield) is a quoting convention for the simple interest ''nominal annual rate'' for compounding once per day.


For example, if the quoted daily rate is 5.11%, the amount of interest compounded daily is 5.11%/365 = 0.014%.
 
For example:
 
if the quoted daily rate is 5.11%,  
 
the amount of interest compounded daily is  
 
5.11%/365 = 0.014%.
 


Not to be confused with the ''annual effective'' rate, which in this case would be 1.00014<sup>365</sup> - 1 = 5.24%.
Not to be confused with the ''annual effective'' rate, which in this case would be 1.00014<sup>365</sup> - 1 = 5.24%.
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* [[Periodic rate of interest]]
* [[Periodic rate of interest]]


[[Category:Interest_Rate_Risk]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Revision as of 15:13, 20 September 2014

The daily rate of interest (or yield) is a quoting convention for the simple interest nominal annual rate for compounding once per day.


For example:

if the quoted daily rate is 5.11%,

the amount of interest compounded daily is

5.11%/365 = 0.014%.


Not to be confused with the annual effective rate, which in this case would be 1.00014365 - 1 = 5.24%.


See also