How Ex-Dividend Dates Affect Options
How ex-dividend dates affect options: why ordinary dividends don't move strikes, when to exercise a call early, and how a liquid option's greeks glide through.
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How ex-dividend dates affect options: why ordinary dividends don't move strikes, when to exercise a call early, and how a liquid option's greeks glide through.
The ex-dividend date decides who gets paid: buy before it and the dividend is yours, buy on it and it isn't. See the four key dates on real US timelines.