Assumes working knowledge of options and a willingness to learn about new things — like volatility
Links to a few selected pre-generated reports are shown below: DIA dividend history DVY dividend history IWM dividend history JNK dividend history LQD dividend history SPY dividend history TIP dividend history XLP dividend history XLU dividend history If you need dividend history on a non iShare / SPDR fund or stock then I recommend the DividendInvestor site.
Next CBOE Weeklys listings and expiration The expiration dates for 2011 / 2012 Equity options are: [table id= 31 /] Source: OCC and CBOE option expiration calendars
Some SPY dividend capture strategies I don’t recommend: 1. Sell SPY short right before closing the day before ex-dividend Rationale: Securities tend to drop by about the dividend amount when trading begins (pre-open trading) Problem: The buyer that bought the stock from you deserves the dividend and the loaner that loaned you the stock you sold (probably unknowingly), deserves the dividend too. Two dividends, one …
SPY, said by some to be the most liquid single security in the world, goes ex-dividend four times a year. See this post for the next ex-dividend date and an estimate of the dividend amount. You must buy SPY at least by the end of market on Thursday, the day before ex-dividend, to be eligible for the dividend. Below is SPY’s dividend history over the last …
The 2019 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on SPDR’s distribution schedule.
