2 people die in this world every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year! It's adds up to 85,000,000 people a year.
They are the record date or date of record and the ex-dividend date or ex-date.. When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend.hey are the record date or date of record and the ex-dividend date or ex-date.. When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend.
Buy shares of stock on the ex-dividend date and the seller, not you, will receive the upcoming dividend. The ex-dividend date is two business days prior to the record date because three days are required for regular settlement of a stock transaction.