The ex-dividend date is a major date related to the payment of dividends. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or later, 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. It is important that your broker settle your trade before the ex-dividend date. Generally, trades settle the third business day after the trade date.
Here is the table of stocks with Ex-Dividend Date on 2011-12-09:
| Symbol | Company | Yield | Last | Dividend | Ex Date | Pay Date |
| BFED | Beacon Federal Bancorp | 1.46% | 13.7 | 0.07 | 12/9 | 12/23 |
| BRY | Berry Petroleum | 0.73% | 44.11 | 0.08 | 12/9 | 12/29 |
| CHFN | Charter Financial Corp | 2.16% | 9.28 | 0.05 | 12/9 | 12/29 |
| FDX | FedEx | 0.63% | 82.21 | 0.13 | 12/9 | 1/3 |
| FSC | Fifth Street Finance | 11.83% | 9.72 | 0.11 | 12/9 | 12/23 |
| GBL | Gamco Investors Inc. | 0.34% | 46.93 | 0.04 | 12/9 | 12/27 |
| HOME | Home Federal Bancorp | 2.09% | 10.52 | 0.06 | 12/9 | 12/27 |
| KDN | Kaydon Corp. | 2.56% | 31.26 | 0.20 | 12/9 | 1/3 |
| MOV | Movado Group | 3.62% | 13 | 0.03 | 12/9 | 12/27 |
| MW | Men's Wearhouse | 1.73% | 27.72 | 0.12 | 12/9 | 12/23 |
| SFL | Ship Finance International | 15.40% | 10.13 | 0.39 | 12/9 | 12/29 |
| SQM | Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. | 1.27% | 57.43 | 0.48 | 12/9 | N/A |
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| Average | | 3.65% | | | | |
Related Stock Ticker Symbols:
BFED,BRY,CHFN,FDX,FSC,GBL,HOME,KDN,MOV,MW,SFL,SQM
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