When a stock is cum-dividend, do you buy it now, or wait until ex-dividend?

i wouldn't buy any cum-dividend shares unless there's a bit of capital gain to get as well.

Depends on market sentiment and my greed. I sometimes sell one batch before ex and buy back. Of course sometimes it says to me because it went higher.

depends on the counter you are buying. Different counters have different characteristics

edit: I voted cum - dividend ;P

This post has been edited by flight: May 17 2010, 10:21 PM

I notice that most of the good shares which are paying dividends tend to recover after the price go ex back to their original price.e.g. BJ Toto

simplesmile,

I'll buy it ex, provided that if it's a counter I've been chasing after and if the price is lower/equal than the original. I want to make myself richer rather than making other parties who are already rich to be richer.

Don't bother, as when cum dividend, share price already factor in the dividend amount given.

Even way before cum, a lot of time, share price already factor in some as long term investors and investors familiar with the stock one, generally roughly know when the dividend will come out time, as most company esepcially those dividend stock, their dividend track record is pretty predictable.

So buy when satisfy with the pricing and suit to personal situation.

I hope more people think like you, that way i can make more money. There is a way of identifying an almost sure profit in dividend payments, most people have no idea how it works , it varies for different counters.

This post has been edited by flight: May 18 2010, 11:36 AM

I just showhand on a counter, cum-div. Not because I want the dividend, but because this stock is trading at the lower end of the price range. This stock has been trading within this range in the last 6 months.

This post has been edited by simplesmile: May 18 2010, 01:36 PM

take a look at a counter called PIE. Pull up a graph for the last 3 or 4 years and see what happens when a dividend announcement happens.

By purchasing before the dividend is announced u are able to take part in an almost certain profit. if u sell cum div.