What Is an Annualized Rate?

The annualized interest rate refers to the interest rate discounted to the whole year through the inherent yield of the product.

Annualized interest rate

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The annualized interest rate refers to the interest rate discounted to the whole year through the inherent yield of the product.
Name
Annualized interest rate
Overview
Assume a financial product's return period is a year
Brief introduction
Annualized interest rate is inherent to the product
Calculation
(1 + b) minus 1
Calculation
Assume that the return period of a financial product is a year and the rate of return is b, then the annualized interest rate r
r = (1 + b) ^ a-1