Continuous compounding

17.44?

nope here it is [e^(cont comp return)]-1 [e^-0.1608 )]-1 = -14.85% and that is the hpr calculate it with dollar amount

-.1608 = ln (1 + HPR) e^(-.1608) -1 = hpr hpr = -0.149

Why is it that positive .1608 give .1744?

no reason in particular