Effective Annual Percentage Rate

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:financial_technology
gptkbp:abbreviation EAR
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:annual_equivalent_rate
gptkbp:calculationIncludes compounding
gptkbp:contrastsWith nominal interest rate
gptkbp:describes interest rate
gptkbp:expressedIn percentage
gptkbp:form (1 + i/n)^(n) - 1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Effective Annual Percentage Rate
gptkbp:location i = nominal rate
n = number of compounding periods per year
gptkbp:purpose to compare different interest rates with different compounding periods
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Truth_in_Lending_Act_(US)
gptkbp:relatedTo Annual Percentage Rate
Compound interest
Simple interest
gptkbp:usedIn banking
finance
loans
credit cards
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EAP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6