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yield to maturity

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  • Subject: [mg41721] yield to maturity
  • From: "Jonathan Mann" <mtheory at msn.com>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 04:35:27 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi group,

I need to solve for r in an equation of the form:

Sum[I/(1+r)^t, {t,1,n}] + M/(1+r)^n ]==P

For example's sake, let's say:

Solve[ Sum[ 45/(1+r)^t ,{t,1,5}] + 1000/(1+r)^5 == 913, r]

This isn't working out too well.  Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jonathan Mann



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