Continuous compounding

The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time on a continuous, or instantaneous, basis. Interest is earned continuously, and at each instant, the interest that accrues immediately begins earning interest on itself.

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Continuous compounding can be thought of as making the compounding period infinitesimally small; therefore achieved by taking the limit of n to infinity. One should consult definitions of the exponential function for the mathematical proof of this limit.

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This means they may be expressed according to different compounding conventions-annual compounding, semiannual compounding, continuous compounding. etc. This is not much of an issue for nominal yield or current yield.

Morningstar calculates historical statistical volatility assuming a log normal return distribution and continuous compounding. Historical statistical volatility is calculated as follows: Daily returns are calculated as return = natural log of (p2/p1).

Any IRR calculation must be based on continuous compounding. Thus the Internal rate of return of an investment, is the growth rate of the money over a time period relative to the amount invested.

Internal Rate Of Return (IRR): Any IRR calculation must be based on continuous compounding. Thus the Internal rate of return of an investment, is the growth rate of the money over a time period relative to the amount invested.

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This can also be expressed using continuous compounding .

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The IRR calculation is based on continuous compounding. Put another way, the IRR is often used in capital budgeting. it’s the interest rate that makes net present value of all cash flow equal zero.

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Also, for modeling purposes some analysts view time discretely while others view it continuously. At the simplest level, this is evident between the difference of simple interest calculations and continuous compounding interest calculations.