{"slug":"trading-options-inside-an-ira","qid":"ex_div_cash","label":"Next declared ex dividend dates and the cash at stake per contract","post_title":"Trading Options Inside an IRA: How It Works","post_url":"/blog/trading-options-inside-an-ira#q-ex_div_cash","columns":["symbol","ex_date_label","dividend_per_contract_usd","days_to_ex_date"],"rows":[{"symbol":"JNJ","ex_date_label":"Aug 25","dividend_per_contract_usd":134,"days_to_ex_date":3},{"symbol":"KO","ex_date_label":"Sep 15","dividend_per_contract_usd":53,"days_to_ex_date":24}],"shape":"series","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker                                                           AS symbol,\n    formatDateTime(min(ex_dividend_date), '%b %e')                   AS ex_date_label,\n    round(toFloat64(argMin(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date)) * 100, 2) AS dividend_per_contract_usd,\n    dateDiff('day', today(), min(ex_dividend_date))                  AS days_to_ex_date\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ex_dividend_date >= today()\n  AND ex_dividend_date <= today() + 200\n  AND ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'KO', 'T', 'JNJ', 'PG', 'XOM', 'CVX')\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY dividend_per_contract_usd DESC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:23:38.351129+00:00","elapsed":0.018932604}