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Old 04-14-2012, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 96z28ss View Post
newbie question.
Do you need to be in the stock for the whole quarter period to collect the dividend, they don't pro-rate it correct.
Greg covered it prior but you just need to own it by the ex-dividend date. And it's all or nothing.
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