How to Use EFFECT in Google Sheets in 2020?

EFFECTCalculates the annual effective interest rate given the nominal rate and number of compounding periods per year.

Sample Usage

EFFECT(0.99,12)

EFFECT(A2,A3)

Syntax

EFFECT(nominal_rate, periods_per_year)

nominal_rate – The nominal interest rate per year.

periods_per_year – The number of compounding periods per year.

See Also

NOMINAL: Calculates the annual nominal interest rate given the effective rate and number of compounding periods per year.

INTRATE: Calculates the effective interest rate generated when an investment is purchased at one price and sold at another with no interest or dividends generated by the investment itself.

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