Why did I not receive the dividend if I purchased stock on or prior to the record date?

Key dates relating to stock dividends are as follows:

• Declaration Date …

You must manually exercise a long Call option before 16:30 EST on the business day prior to the Ex-Dividend/Record date in order to receive long settled stock on the Record Date and be entitled to the dividend. You can use the Option Exercise Tool…

The most common instance of this will occur when an account holder held a short option position prior to the ex-dividend date. In the event a long options holder exercises the position prior to ex-dividend date, the short holder may be assigned. Such action may lead to an account holding a short stock position over the ex-dividend date and will therefore be charged the dividend…

Due Bill is a term used to describe a statement of money owed and is used when describing a securities transaction when a dividend, interest or other distribution is reflected in the price but has not yet been distributed.

In some cases, special dividends may have different rules than regular dividends concerning the ex-dividend date. If a special dividend is less than 25% of the stock price, standard rules apply regarding the ex-dividend date (ex-date is before the record and pay date). However, if a special dividend is greater than 25% of the stock price*, the ex-dividend date will be after the record date and pay date…