Business Functions Library for Excel

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ConGrowPer Constant Rate Market Introduction ConGrowMkt ConFcstMkt ConFcstGrowMkt Constant Rate Revenue Introduction ConRevGrow2 ConRev ConRevGrow ConRevFcst Stepped Rate Projections Introduction Stepped Rate From Introduction FStep FStepGrow FStepGrowX FStepThenGrow FStepFcst FStepGrown FStepSF FStepCombine MultiFStep Stepped Rate To Introduction TStep TStepGrow TStepGrowX TStepThenGrow TStepFcst TStepGrown TStepSF TStepCombine MultiTStep Stepped Rate Market Introduction FStepGrowMkt FStepFcstMkt TStepGrowMkt TStepFcstMkt Stepped Rate Revenue Introduction FStepRev TStepRev FStepRevGrow FStepRevFcst TStepRevGrow TStepRevFcst FStepThenGrowRev TStepThenGrowRev Interpolated and Curve-Fitted Projections Introduction Interpolated and Curve-Fitted Rates Introduction FittedRate Ramp Interpolated and Curve-Fitted Levels Introduction InterpedLevel FittedLevel Instantaneous Level Projections Introduction Levels Introduction Bal Level FLevels TLevels FLevelsGrow TLevelsGrow FLevelsFcst TLevelsFcst FLevelsCombine FLevelsThenGrow TLevelsThenGrow Levels Market Introduction FLevelsGrowMkt TLevelsGrowMkt FLevelsFcstMkt TLevelsFcstMkt Growth Introduction Grow GrowFromTo FGrowStep TGrowStep FGrowStepMkt TGrowStepMkt GrowMkt GrowLin Forecast Introduction Fcst FcstGrow FcstCollar SumFcst FFcstStep TFcstStep IdxFromTo Forecast Specific Times Introduction FcstT TFcstT Levels Over Time Projections Introduction Levels Average Introduction ALevel FALevels TALevels FALevelsGrow TALevelsGrow FALevelsFcst TALevelsFcst FALevelsThenGrow TALevelsThenGrow ALevelGrow Levels Average Market Introduction FALevelsGrowMkt TALevelsGrowMkt FALevelsFcstMkt TALevelsFcstMkt Growth Average Introduction AGrow Projections NPV Introduction NPV Constant Rate Introduction PVCon PVAnnGrow PVConGrow PVConQ NPV Stepped Rate Introduction PVTStep PVTStepQ PVTStepIC PVTStepICQ PVFStep PVFStepIC PVFStepQ PVFStepICQ NPV Payments Introduction PVMkPmtsSF PVMkPmts NPV Time Spread Introduction PVGSpread PVUniSpread 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	FutureToSpot (FromDate, ToDate, BaseDate, ToDates, FutureRatesAER, [RateType], [DCount])
	Calculate a Spot Rate given a series of Future Rates
	This function works out the effective APR interest rate from FromDate to ToDate given a range of input FutureRatesAER. The future rates apply to the corresponding ToDate and run from the preceding ToDate. Both this function and its companion funct
	Methodology
	Business Functions has functions for converting interest rates from Spot Rates to Future Rates and back again. Spot Rates are rates that are quoted in the financial markets for a fixed period of time from a Base Date until a date in the future e.g. the 10 year spot rate is 8%, i.e. it is 8% fixed for 5 years. The Spot Rate is the overall rate that gets you from the Base Date to Time B. Future Rates are the underlying forecast of interest rates that together combine to produce the Spot Rate. For example, 6% today rising to 12% in 10 years time might give an overall Spot Rate of 9.5%. If a Spot Rate is what gets from A to B, Future Rates are the rates you passthrough along the way. In BF it is assumed that these rates are annual equivalent rates (AER"s), and that interest is compounded until maturity. This is in order that the following approximation can be made. The SpotToSpot and FutureToSpot are the a simple approach to converting rates from one to the other. Derivatives traders actually use more complex formulae, see the Zero Coupon functions in the library such as ZeroCouponDF. SpotRate and FutureRate ignore the frequency of coupons and in effect assume that the SpotRate is a pure discount rate. Now, because SpotRates assume coupons are paid out alongthe way (they are looked up from bond and treasury rates) they are actually not pure discount rates, but can be approximated to discount rates. The method used by SpotToSpot and FutureToSpot is that the NPV is the same under each formula. So for a given time the NPV at the SpotRate is the same as the NPV at the range of FutureRates specified. It was mentioned above that SpotToSpot is not as sophisticated as the method professional derivatives traders use. It is however a very good workmanlike approximation that does have intellectual "purity" inasmuch as the reverse of SpotToSpot is FutureToSpot, and vice versa. The two areas it does not address are: Payment Frequency. Quoted Spot Rates have a variety of frequencies - semi-annual, quarterly, even annually. These functions assume AER interest rates. The discounting/compounding rate should be the Zero Coupon Rate. These function use the spot or future rates supplied - not quite the same thing, but close enough for a lot of analytical work.
	Example FutureToSpot.xls

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