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Ex-Date

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Ex-Date
1. See: Ex-dividend date.

2. The date on which the new price of a stock is listed following a stock split. A stock split reduces the price per share, and tickers on exchanges reflect this on and after the ex-date.

Ex-Date

What Does Ex-Date Mean?

The date on which or the date after a security trades without its previously declared dividend or distribution. After the ex-date, a stock is said to trade ex-dividend.

Investopedia explains Ex-Date

This is the date when the seller of a stock—not the buyer—will be entitled to receive a recently declared dividend. The ex-date is usually two business days before the record date. The ex-dividend date in stock listings is designated with an x.

Related Terms:
Dividend
Ex-Dividend
Preferred Stock
Record Date
Yield



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