How can I write loops in MATLAB?

How can I write a loop to calculate the future value for each year from 1 to n? is it like a java loop here or different?

[Sean de Wolski]

Can you provide a small example of the calculation you're going to use to get the future value?

[Matt Fig]

This question is really vague. Please provide a small, succinct example of input data and output data.

[Santosh Kasula]

Khaleel, I just made your question more descriptive.

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Yes, a loop in MATLAB is very similar to a loop in Java, but the syntax is a little different. (Of course, that statement could be made between almost any two programming languages.)

In MATLAB, you might also be able to calculate future value in a vectorized way, where you calculate values from all future time periods in one line. (I am guessing that you are talking about future value as defined in finance.)

As alluded to in the comments, a vague question will buy you a vague answer. Please add some detail if you want detailed answers.

[cool]

yeah it's the on for finance. F = P(1+i)^n

a program to calculate the future value for each year separately.

Answer 2

[Oleg Komarov]

An example. Lets calculate the compounded amount of money you have today for the next 10 years:

M     = 100;  % Stock today
years = 1:10; % Periods 
r     = 0.05; % Rate 

% Capitalized amount of money over the 10 years
Mcap1 = 100*(1+r).^years.';

% For loop solution
Mcap2 = zeros(10,1);
for y = years.'
    Mcap2(y) = 100*(1+r).^years(y); % Or Mcap2(y-1)*(1+r);
end

isequal(Mcap1, Mcap2) % 1

Oleg