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[amibroker] Days per year (was Re: compound interest)



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The years 61 - 00 in the US had 10071 market days or 251.775 / year.  
Personally I use 252 for years, 21 for months.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Nigel Rowe <rho@xxxx> wrote:
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> So what are everyones preferred constants?
> 
> I use 252 days/year, which has the nice property of being divisible 
by 12, so
> 
> 	21 days/month
> 	4.2 weeks/month
> 	50.4 weeks/year
> 	
> and assumes about 8.9 days (from 365.25/7*5=260.9) closed, which 
isn't too far 
> out for the asx.
> 
> In 2003 there were 8 non-trading days and 1 early close.  In 2004 
there will 
> be 8 non-trade and 3 early close.  I'm ignoring the no settlement 
days.
> (reference http://www.asx.com.au/about/Calendar_AA2.shtm and 
> http://www.asx.com.au/about/Calendar2004_AA2.shtm).
> 
> Any other opinions?
> 
> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:14 am, Fred wrote:
> > 258.3 ?! hmmm ... let's see 52 weeks * 5 days / week = 260.  I 
guess
> > there are only 1.7 market holidays / year.
> >
> 
> - -- 
> 	Nigel Rowe
> 	rho@xxxx
> 
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