Wooden path! This is probably the most frequently asked question about shares. You buy the share before the ex date and pay €100. The distributable amount is immediately deducted on the ex date. So let's say €3. Then your share is still worth €97. And on the distribution date, you receive the €3. So you have gained nothing. You also have to pay tax on the €3. And then there's the transaction fee on top when you buy/sell the share. ✌🏻
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@NeotheHacker Yes, I was still aware of that. I just thought that the share might "recover" again within 2-3 months and be at the same price, but then I'd rather go step by step into Unilever & Co :) Thank you ;)
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@Dividenden_Landeier This can also be the case after just 2 days. However, this is not a risk-free profit, but the assumption that the price of the security will continue to rise.
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•@Dividenden_Landeier You could just as well buy a non-distributing share for €100, sell part of it for €3 and hope that it recovers.
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@Dividenden_Landeier If that were a promising strategy, everyone would be doing it 😜
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