An investor must purchase a stock before the _____ date to be assured of receiving a declared dividend.
ex-dividend
record
payment
declaration
Ans: Ex-dividend
Ex-dividend indicates when a declared dividend belongs to the seller rather than the buyer. Investors should be aware of the ex-dividend date.
Investors who purchase shares on or after the ex-dividend date will not be paid that quarter’s dividend although they will be entitled to future dividends, assuming they still hold the shares.
Investors who purchase shares before the ex-dividend date will be paid that quarter’s dividend.The reason why the ex-dividend date is two days earlier than the record date is because it takes three days for a trade to settle for cash and shares to legally trade hands.
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