This math scares me

[Alex Martelli]

"Werner Schiendl" <ws-news at gmx.at> wrote in message
news:984610248.564504 at newsmaster-04.atnet.at...
> > In fiancial calculations you also need to represent numbers
> > that aren't amounts of money.  Interest rates for example.
>
> How about 1/100 of a percent?

(Normally called a "basis point", btw -- at least when one is
discussing _changes_ in a security's yield).


Alex