Tag: Dividend capture
This Gimmicky Dividend Strategy Will Cost You Money (Do This Instead)
These days, everyone is looking for safety—and that’s got some folks pondering some pretty, er, unusual strategies that seem secure but are in fact anything but. One such strategy is known as dividend capture, which sounds like a way to bag a company’s quarterly cash dividend without taking the risk of owning the shares. I don’t like the name because […]
Dividend Capture Strategy: What You Need To Know
A dividend capture strategy is an income-focused stock trading strategy that experienced traders also call “buying the dividend.” The dividend capture strategy means that you purchase stocks before their ex-dividend date. At this point, you hold onto them until the company issues its dividend payout. Day traders often utilize this strategy to make the most of dividend payouts. […]
What Is The Ex Dividend Date?
What is the ex-dividend date? It’s a deadline on a dividend investor’s calendar. If you own the stock before this date, you’ll be paid the next dividend. Buy the stock after the ex-dividend date, and you won’t be paid the current dividend. Here’s another way of looking at it. Somebody actually owns this dividend payment […]
