ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Briefly, in order to be eligible for payment of stock dividends, you must buy the stock (or already own it) at least two days before the date of record and still own the shares at the close of trading one business day before the ex-date.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ex-dividend date for stocks is usually set one business day before the record date. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or after, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to receive a dividend, shareholders must hold the stock when the market opens on the ex-dividend date. They can still sell their shares on the ex-dividend date and receive the dividend. However, any investor who buys shares on the ex-dividend date will not.

Detailed explanation-4: -The day preceding the record date is called the ex-date, or the date the stock begins trading ex-dividend. This means that a buyer on ex-date is purchasing shares that are not entitled to receive the most recent dividend payment. The payment date is usually about one month after the record date.