RE:RE:RE:RE:Now updated , FTN UNIT changed to a loss of 10 centses25 wrote: Is it possible to buy FTN before ex-date and sell it right after to collect the big dividend? Not much of a premium now?
Trick is to buy FTN at a discounted price here, as it certainly appears they will be able to pay at least one more distribution.... i think the bottom close to being in... with FTN trading at about a 5 % premium.
Buying just the day before ex divvy date , sometimes its hard to get out after , particulary if you have a big position. Of course all of this conjecture relies on at least seeing a bounce in the financials in the next few weeks.
I noted historically people start to load up on divvy payers about a week before ex divvy date , and at times i have done that and sold just before ex divvy date in a falling market.