Texas Instruments - BA II Plus Professional Financial calculator acquired!
Posted by Naveen Athresh on February 25, 2008

I bought this advanced financial calculator (the Texas Instruments BA II PLUS Professional) for all my complicated calculations and to manage my portfolio of assets. Actually, this is primarily used only by CFA’s and CPA’s as its one of the only two authorized calculators for their examinations etc. Its cool!
Its got all the calculations of financial analysis that we traditionally use the excel sheet for. ex: percent change, compound interest, time value of money and amortization worksheets, cashflow worksheet, bond worksheet, depreciation worksheet, statistics worksheet, interest conversion worksheet, profit margin worksheet, breakeven worksheet etc.
It is ideal for use in:
1. Finance
2. Economics
3. Banking
4. Accounting
5. Real Estate
6. Sales
7. Marketing
8. Investment
9. Business management
Actually, there is only 1 place in the whole of India where this calculator is available and that is in Cranes Software International (service road, off airport road, Indiranagar) - since I am located at Bangalore, I personally drove upto the place and picked it up recently!
The calculator comes with a 1-year warranty and is serviced directly by TI at Singapore. To be eligible for the replacement (should there be any problem during the 1st year of usage), one needs to have a photocopy of the invoice they (Cranes) provide, the calculator itself and a covering letter stating the exact problem.
I will have a regular update on how I put this calculator to good use in the coming months/years. The first time I heard about this calculator was 4 years ago when I was reading the book - Buffettology by Mary Buffett where she made a mention of a financial calculator that is used for investment calculations. Of course, there is an easier way to do these calculations and that is our traditional excel worksheet but this one helps you be mobile while putting the powerful work of finance at your fingertips!
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I was told by the sales person who sold it to me at Cranes that this is replaced free of cost by TI. The piece I purchased is ‘Made in China’. This reminds me that of late, almost all of the manufactured goods we purchase are made in China, Malaysia. The earlier SONY Ericcson mobile (W810i) that I purchased in March 2007 was made in Sweden at the Ericcson facility but the replacement model I bought when I lost my Nokia N-73 was manufactured closer to home at their facility at Malaysia - the performance, look n feel of both units is obviously the same. The Nokia N-73 was ‘Made in China’ again and while it came with a plethora of features, it wasn’t done delicately - it looked a little crude in finishing! The DELL Desktop again comes shipped from their facility in Malaysia. Recently, my DELL desktop has had issues with the power supply SMPS getting burnt out once due to some power issues and it was replaced by DELL free of cost, my music sound box with speakers were also replaced by DELL free of cost twice due to it also getting burnt out.
This is because the DELL desktop has a complete cover warranty and hence one does not have to bear replacement costs! This is a big relief.
March 5, 2008 at 2:04 pm
HI, Really in need of the TI calc. can u get me te contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it, me being in Gurgaon.Kindly reply back on my id(anil-ankur@dlfgroup.in)
Thanks & regards
Ankur Anil
May 6, 2008 at 7:50 pm
HI, Really in need of the TI calc. can u get me te contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it, me being in Goregaon(mumbai).Kindly reply back on my id(nivedita_khadye3@yahoo.co.in)
Thanks & regards
May 6, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Nivedita,
I have responded to you seperately in an offline message. Please check your email.
Naveen
May 6, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Hey ,
I want to buy this calculator for my CFA exam. could you please mail me the price of the calculator and where exactly you bought it from? ( promitheumx@gmail.com)
thanks in advance
Supreeth
May 7, 2008 at 1:59 pm
hii,
can you please give the details of where you bought this cal? and how much it is? I really need it for my course exam.
Do you know any outlet in Bangalore, Hyderabad where I can buy this?
May 8, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Hi Where do I get TI BA II + in Hyderabad??
Please let me know at writetocd@rediffmail.com
Regards.
May 10, 2008 at 11:31 pm
i need to buy TI BA II plus calculator ASAP for my June 2008 exams. plz help me figure out where to buy it in mumbai. please reply as soon as possible as i dont have much time in hands now.
thanks
gaurav
May 14, 2008 at 12:19 pm
hi Naveen,
can you provide the details to procure the calc to me as well.
thanks,
varuchi sachdev
May 14, 2008 at 12:20 pm
@naveen
sorry for having missed out my mail id above.
its varuchi[at]gmail.com
May 14, 2008 at 9:11 pm
my email address is kanodiagaurav84@yahoo.com someone plz help me in finding a plce for buying TI BA II plus calci in mumbai. i am presently based in chembur. plz reply as soon as possible.
regards,
gaurav
May 21, 2008 at 10:51 am
I need to procure this calculator ASAP. Pls let me know if there is a retailer in New Delhi/Gurgaon. Pls reply
Regards
neha
May 21, 2008 at 10:08 pm
HI, Really in need of the TI calc. can u get me te contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it, me being in hyderabad.Kindly reply back on my id(chummy.rams@gmail.com)
Thanks & regards
ramya
May 21, 2008 at 10:18 pm
HI, Really in need of the TI calc. can u get me te contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it, me being in hyderabad.Kindly reply back on my id(chummy.rams@gmail.com)
Thanks & regards
May 27, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I recentlt managed to purchase BA II Plus for my FRM exam… was wondering if BA II Professional would have been a better one to buy. It was out of stock everywhere in Mumbai.
Can you throw some linght on the differences between the BA II Plus and BA II Plus Professional editions. Also, can you let us know the price you got the yours one from Cranes Software International B’lore?
June 2, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hi,
Kindly get me the details of where to buy BAII Plus at my email Vaibhavkabra@yahoo.com
June 2, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Is ther any vendor in Mumbai?
June 9, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I also need this calc. Can you please send me the details for both Hyderabad and Bangalore? Thanks a lot,Dinesh
June 17, 2008 at 5:04 pm
HI, Really in need of the TI calc. can u get me te contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it in Mumbai, me being in Goregaon(mumbai).Kindly reply back on my id(pallavi.sardesai05@gmail.com)
Thanks & regards
June 26, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Hi,
Where do I get TI BA II Plus Professtional in Hyderabad? I need for FRM Exam 2008.
Please let me know at vinitabhura@gmail.com
Regards.
June 27, 2008 at 8:02 pm
need details for the calci…
pls mail me those..
June 28, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Hello,
I am really in need of the TI calc.Can anyone get me the contact no. names and the procedures how to go abt procring it in Delhi? Kindly reply back on my id(indiaditya@gmail.com.)
Thanks & regards