If you sell cum dividend do you still receive the dividend?

[Pallen]

Sorry if this is a noob question.

Just not sure if you have to wait to ex divi.

Thanks in advance.

 

[drsmith]

Just not sure if you have to wait to ex divi.

You do.

 

[Awesomandy]

In a very general sense, the dividend you will receive is based on the quantity held at the end of the day before ex-date.

 

[nunthewiser]

In a very general sense, the dividend you will receive is based on the quantity held at the end of the day before ex-date.

wrong

you must be holding the stock ON ex div date . on that date EX divvy date you may sell then and recieve the divvy

 

[pj2105]

wrong

you must be holding the stock ON ex div date . on that date EX divvy date you may sell then and recieve the divvy

Thanks for this.
Is there are way of finding out what the 'ex dividen date' is?

I use Etrade is there a place on that or other sites that show the date?

thanks in advance.

 

[YELNATS]

In a very general sense, the dividend you will receive is based on the quantity held at the end of the day before ex-date.

wrong

you must be holding the stock ON ex div date . on that date EX divvy date you may sell then and recieve the divvy

Andy is correct. If you bought any shares on the ex-dividend date they would not attract the dividend.

 

[nunthewiser]

wrong

you must be holding the stock ON ex div date . on that date EX divvy date you may sell then and recieve the divvy

Andy is correct. If you bought any shares on the ex-dividend date they would not attract the dividend.

yeah sorry if any confusion as my post states MUST be holding on ex divvy date not meaning buying , one must buy BEFORE ex divvy date to get divvy

confusion in the words

 

[awg]

Thanks for this.
Is there are way of finding out what the 'ex dividen date' is?

I use Etrade is there a place on that or other sites that show the date?

thanks in advance.

ASX website shows ex-div date for each stock