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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.96 cm} x{5.04 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Chpt4. TVM-Single Payments}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Time Value of money}} & {\emph{Individuals prefer to receive a dollar today to receiving that same dollar promised in a year's time.}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 0) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Interest}} & {\emph{The cost of funds to a borrower or part of the return for a lender or investor}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Mortgage}} & {\emph{recover money by selling property}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Term Loan}} & {\emph{bank loan with maturity\textasciicircum{}due date\textasciicircum{}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.56 cm} x{5.44 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.1 Simple Interest \& Future Value}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Future Value}} & {\emph{amount received later}}; cash value of investment at future date: `FV=P(1+rn)` \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Simple Interest}} & {\emph{Interest calculated on the original amount}}: `I=(P)(r)(n)` \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Money Markets}} & {\emph{short-term debt markets}}: companies can borrow/ invest in the short-term. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Formula}} & `FV = P(1 + rn)` \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.4 cm} x{5.6 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.2 Simple Interest \& Present Value}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Present Value}} & {\emph{amount today}}: needed cash today, to yield a particular value at future. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Discounts}} & {\emph{to find the present value of future amount}}: inverse for compounding interest. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula}} & `PV = FV/(1+rn)` \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Working out/ Calculating how much the money we expect to receive in the future is worth today.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.96 cm} x{5.04 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.3 Compound Interest \& FV}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Compounded Interest}} & {\emph{Interest is stacking}}: It is then added to the principal \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Compounding}} & {\emph{Process of finding future amounts where interest is paid on interest already earned.}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Opportunity Cost}} & {\emph{best market yield achieve through alternative course of action}}: Market Yield is often benchmarked for opportunity costs \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Formula}} & `FV = PV(1+r)\textasciicircum{}n\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Working out/ calculating future value through interest for each period (plus any interest), then added to the principal.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.16 cm} x{5.84 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.4 PV of a single payment}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Discounting}} & {\emph{The process of finding current amounts by the process of present value.}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Formula}} & `PV = FV / (1+r)\textasciicircum{}n\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula2}} & `PV = FV x (1+r)\textasciicircum{}-n\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.72 cm} x{5.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.5 Compounding frequency}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Coupon}} & {\emph{Interest paid, based on a percentage of a bond's face value.}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Zero- coupon Bond}} & {\emph{single-payment}}: no interest payment during its lifetime since interest is included with the repayment of principal at maturity. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Maturity}} & {\emph{Deadline}}:The date when security will be payed. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Formula}} & `FV = PV x (1 + r/m)\textasciicircum{}m x n\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula2}} & `PV = FV / (1 + r/m)\textasciicircum{}m x n\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{When compounding period per year is increased by {\emph{semi-annually, quarterly, monthly or daily.}} \newline \newline PV formula can be used to calculate the current value of a zero-coupon bond.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.48 cm} x{5.52 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.6 Continuous compounding/ discounting}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula}} & `FV = PV (PV x e\textasciicircum{}r x n\textasciicircum{})` \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{or}} & `FV = PVe\textasciicircum{}rn\textasciicircum{}` \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{When compounding frequency is increased to a very large number of (infinity). \newline \newline Where e is constant, e = 2.718} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.52 cm} x{4.48 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.7 Nominal \& Effective Interest Rates}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Nominal Rate}} & {\emph{contractual rate, ignores compounding. includes inflation}}: quoted rate \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Effective Rate}} & {\emph{actual rate, accounts compounding. includes adjustments}}: adjustments to nominal rate for the frequency of compounding. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Annual Percentage Rate (APR)}} & {\emph{contractual rate, ignores compounding. when short-term rates are annualized }} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Rate of Return}} & {\emph{rate of profit/ loss from investment}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula}} & `r\textasciitilde{}e\textasciitilde{} = (1 + r/m)\textasciicircum{}m\textasciicircum{} - 1` \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.64 cm} x{5.36 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4.8 Unknown Interest Rate}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Formula}} & `r = (FV/PV)\textasciicircum{}1/n\textasciicircum{} - 1` \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{FV and PV is given, but find interest rate.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}