Listen The future value of $100 deposited today (assuming positive interest rates and a time difference between the present and the future): 1) will always be less than $100. 2) will always be equal to $100. 3) will always be greater than $100. depending on the exact interest rate and on the precise amount of time difference between the present and the future, can be less than $100, greater than $100, or equal to $100. 5) None of the statements above are correct. 4)