2007-07-31 04:27:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
it differs, but usually immediately once you buy a stock, you are eligible for dividends. Usually companies announce what date you have had to own a stock from to be eligible for dividends.
2007-07-31 04:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are usually eligible for the dividends from the day you, own the stock. But if you buy a stock that is "ex dividend", that means that whoever owned it on the ex dividend date gets the dividend, so if that date is before you owned it, then the previous owner gets that dividend, you start getting it with the next one.
2007-07-31 12:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you own the stock on the day it goes ex-dividend, you get the dividend. So you could own the stock for one day and get the dividend. There is no minimum time of ownership required to get the dividend declared by a company.
2007-07-31 11:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the stock. Most dividend-paying stocks pay quarterly, but a few use different intervals. The record date for payment is usually about a month before the checks are issued, so four months is typical for the first check.
2007-07-31 11:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋