Dividend question

whodamen123 said: "Hello there, I just have this question that was making me wander. how long to you need to hold a stock so the company will pay you thire Dividend becuase theres a stock that is going to pay thire Dividend in 3 or 4 days will I get the Dividend payment if I olny had the stock for 3 days? or do I need to own the stock for the whole month? thank you very much for helping me :confused:"

HappyHarry said: "The payments of dividend are outlined by the company. Generally, you need to own the stock prior to the [url=http://www.superiorinvestor.net/investor-definitions/stock-market/ex-div.html]Ex-Div Date[/url]"

Heather said: "Normally when a dividend is announced, it will state the date that shares had to have been owned by."

AlfredSokol said: "Make sure you get in before the Ex-Div or you will be hosed."