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Business Definition for: Ex Dividend

  • used to refer to bonds or stocks which, when they are sold, do not provide the buyer with the right to a dividend

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Marginal Stockholder Tax Effects And Ex-Dividend Day Behavior
This article test for ex-dividend effects on a sample that has not been previously examined: closed-end mutual funds. What makes this sample exciting is that it contains a set of securities municipal bond funds for which the ex-dividend price drop should be greater than the dividend if taxes matter as...
Tags: Dividend, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
White papers 2002-10-01
Stocks Going Ex-Dividend in July
Stockerblog submits: If you want to try the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend, there are...
Tags: US Market, Energy, Transport, Stockerblog, Progress Energy Inc.
External links 2009-07-05
Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Last Week of July
Stockerblog submits: If you want to try the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend, there are...
Tags: US Market, Stockerblog, NiSource Inc., Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.
External links 2009-07-18
Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend in August
Stockerblog submits: The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' is becoming more and more popular. It is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This...
Tags: US Market, Stockerblog, Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
External links 2009-07-23
Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Second Week of August
Stockerblog submits: The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' is becoming more and more popular. It is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This...
Tags: US Market, Stockerblog, Duke Energy Corp., Eli Lilly & Co.
External links 2009-07-30
Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend End of October
Stockerblog submits: The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' is becoming more and more popular, especially with the recent increase in the stock market. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same...
Tags: US Market, Stockerblog, LTC Properties Inc.
External links 2009-10-14
Nine Stocks Going Ex-Dividend in September
Stockerblog submits: Many investors use a trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at approximately the same price, yet being entitled to the dividend. This generally works only in rising...
Tags: US Market, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Cincinnati Financial Corp., Fulton Financial Corp., General Electric Co., Regions Financial Corp., Sterling Financial Corp.
External links 2008-09-09
Saflink Announces Ex-Dividend Date for Special FLO Stock Dividend
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Saflink Corporation (OTCBB: SFLK) was notified today by NASDAQ that the ex-dividend date will be December 28, 2007 for the announced dividend of FLO Corporation common stock. The ex-dividend date is the date on or after which the security begins to trade without the right to receive...
Tags: dividend, SAFLink
Research articles 2007-12-27
Top Nine Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Mid-September
Stockerblog submits: Buying dividends is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling shortly after the ex date at approximately the same price, yet being entitled to the dividend. This generally works only in rising markets. If you are interested in buying dividends, there are...
Tags: US Market, Black & Decker Corp., Corporate Executive Board Co., Harleysville Group Inc., National Financial Partners Corp., Pacer International Inc., Regions Financial Corp., United Bankshares Inc.
External links 2008-09-01
Clorox: Ex-Dividend Opportunity?
Michael Michaud submits: As I was scanning the charts early this Monday morning, my scans came up with a few more short-sell candidates than new buy long positions. It looks like the broad market is headed back down. Other than one that stood out this week, my scans didn’t really...
Tags: Retail, Michael Michaud, Clorox Co.
External links 2009-01-19
Top 14 Stocks Going Ex Dividend in Early September
Stockerblog submits: If you are interested in buying dividends, there are lots of stocks in several different sectors and industries to choose from. Keep in mind that you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date in order to be entitled to the dividend, and you can't sell...
Tags: US Market, Ameren Corp., Constellation Energy Group Inc., Cohen & Steers Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corp., PepsiCo, Pepco Holdings Inc., Reynolds American Inc., Sealed Air Corp., Stanley Works, Travelers Companies Inc., TELUS Corp., VF Corp.
External links 2008-08-19
Elron Announces That Nasdaq's Ex Dividend Date is September 16, 2005
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: ELRN) (the "Company") today announced that further to its dividend announcement on September 5, 2005, the ex-dividend date on the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq"), as published by Nasdaq, is September 16, 2005, which corresponds with the ex-dividend date on...
Tags: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
Research articles 2005-09-13
Ex-Dividend Update On Brookfield's Three-For-Two Stock Split
NEW YORK -- Brookfield Properties Corporation (TSX:BPO)(NYSE:BPO) today announced that March 11, 2005, is the ex-dividend date on the Toronto Stock Exchange TSX for the company's previously-announced three-for-two stock split of its outstanding common shares. The stock split is being implemented in the form of a stock...
Tags: Brookfield Properties Corp.
Research articles 2005-03-11
Who trades around the ex-dividend day? Evidence from NYSE audit file data - Special Issue: Dividends - New York Stock Exchange
Our paper analyzes the identity of traders around ex-dividend days, using audit file data from the New York Stock Exchange NYSETORQ database to distinguish between short-term trading by securities dealers and short-term corporate dividend-capture trading.(1) Understanding who trades on ex-dividend days is important in determining whether ex-day returns reflect marginal...
Tags: NYSE Euronext, audit, dividend
Research articles 1998-09-22
Ex-Dividend Date Set for Imperia Entertainment Dividend
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Imperia Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IPRE) announced today that its board of directors has extended the record date of the stock dividend in its subsidiary, Muller Media, Inc., to July 10, 2006 to accommodate the NASDAQ Stock Market to effect the dividend in the marketplace. The NASDAQ...
Tags: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
Research articles 2006-07-05
Western Asset Income Fund Announces Revised Ex-Dividend Date for October 2008
PASADENA, Calif. -- The ex-dividend date will be October 10, 2008. The Fund had previously announced an ex-dividend date of October 13, 2008. Western Asset Income Fund, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PAI", announced on October 1, 2008 a distribution from income...
Tags: Western Asset Income Fund
Research articles 2008-10-07
Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week
Stockerblog submits: There are several stocks going ex dividend next week for those investors that like to buy dividends.The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' is becoming more and more popular, especially with the recent increase in the stock market. This is the process of buying stocks before the...
Tags: US Market, Stockerblog, Gentex Corp., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
External links 2009-10-02
MDNO Ex-Dividend Date Nov. 27 Set by NASDAQ
Modern Energy Corp. (PINKSHEETS: MDNO) (FRANKFURT: ME2B) was notified by NASDAQ that the ex-dividend date will be November 27, 2007 for the announced dividend of 100 shares of Grand Pacaraima Gold Corp. for every 1 share of MDNO. Those who buy shares on or after the ex-dividend date will...
Tags: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
Research articles 2007-11-26
Banks' ex-dividend period yields clues.
Jun 01, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Shares in Westpac Bank and National Australia Bank NAB will be watched closely by traders. Westpac went ex-dividend on 1 June and NAB shares will go ex-dividend on 2 June.Traders holding Westpac instalment...
Tags: bank, dividend, FINANCE, National Australia Bank
Research articles 2005-06-01
Delta Electronics, Inc. Announces Ex-Dividend Record Date
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Delta Electronics, Inc. the Company (TSE:2308) today announced that the ex-dividend record date for the Company will be on July 22, 2007. Based on the shareholder list of that day, 50 new shares (10 from retained earnings and 40 from capital reserve) and NT$4,500 cash will be...
Tags: Delta Electronics Inc.
Research articles 2007-07-02
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