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My question pertains to the rates being used in the following examples.

In general,

To determine the future price of a security (assuming no interim cash flows), we calculate: Spot*(1+RFR)^(days/365).

To determine the rate on a 1X3 FRA where 30d Libor is 2.5% and 90d Libor is 3.0%, we calculate: { [ [1 + 0.025(90/360)] / [1 + 0.3(30/360)] ] - 1 } (360/60)

To determine the one year future value of the coupons of an 8% semi-annual pay bond with par value $1 that expires in one year, we calculate: 0.04(1 + RFR/2) + 0.04.

I'm confused as to when to apply exponents and when to apply factors for non-annual terms. Can anyone clarify?

If the applicable convention is related to simple (e.g. 2 and 3) versus compounded (e.g. 1) returns then is there an intuition for determining which one should be applied?

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FRAs and Interest rate options use simple, everything else uses compounding

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