I have purchased a Casio FC 100V and cannot understand the users manual. I wish to analyse shares and their performance using present values, future values and determining interest rate returns.Is there an easier to use manual available, or are there tutorials available? Many thnaks Bob

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Since you're looking for so much, it sounds like you do not have the users manual for the calculator. You can download it here:

http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/CASIO/FX-270W%20PLUS-_E

John

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I'm going to make up an example so this is easier to answer.

Ex: You have a bond with a price of $987, with a coupon of 1.5%, which matures in 10 years.
To do this problem:

[APPS] [1] [1]

What comes up on screen:

N=
I%=
PV=
PMT=
FV=
This is all the stuff that you really care about.

Now, add in the info you know from the equation. Put in a 0 if you don't know the number for that part.

This is what it should look like:
N=10
I%=0
PV=-987
PMT=15
FV=1000

Now, cursor back up to the I%=0 part.
Highlight the '0' that you had in there from before.
[ALPHA] [ENTER] ----> notice above the enter button it says in green lettering "solve", this is what you are trying to do.

Yay! Your caluculator has now figured out the interest rate!
it should say:
I%=1.642027191



Notes:
1. Make sure your payment is set at the end of the period (this is just the standard so you probably don't want to mess with it.) Scroll down to the PMT: END BEGIN part and make sure the END is highlighted.

2. This example used annual coupon payments. The p/y and c/y business is used for when you have semi-annual payments or semi-annual compounding (or daily, or hourly etc). You can use this feature, or you can just adjust the payment and periods
(ie: if this were a semi-annual coupon bond, the N would be 20 and the pmt would be 7.5)

SOURCE: FV $100 per month for 18 years at 5%

Another option is using excel.
Click the arrow expanding the options for the "AutoSum", click "More Functions...".
There is a drop down box that presently says "Most Recently Used", expand that and select "FV". It'll pop up another box.
Rate = your interest rate or discount rate (NOTE: 10% should be entered 0.10)
Nper = No of years
Pmt = will be a 0 unless you are figuring an annuity.
Pv = the beginning value (Thanks to MS, you will need to put this number in as a negative in order to have a positive result. I know it's weird, but it has to do with the way Bill Gates mind works and absolute numbers.)
The answer to your problem is $240.66.

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I have the same problem here is what I did.
1. Press mode at the top.
2. Press the number 1
3. Done
Simple.
P.s some models are different so try 2 and 3.

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2 0 0 0 0 +/- PV (present value, negative because you're paying it out)
5 *P/YR (5 years)
1 0 . 5 I/YR (interest rate)
FV (calculate future value, about 33,732)