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Nope, that's a very good idea. I personally don't think long-term investors should have to pay the same price to buy stock as speculators. But in finance this i
by eries 5y ago
Nope, that's a very good idea. I personally don't think long-term investors should have to pay the same price to buy stock as speculators. But in finance this is still considered a very radical notion, so I think it will be some time before we see this idea adopted
- JumpCrisscross 5y agoHas the LTSE considered paying dividends based on holding time?
- eries 5y agoYes, I think that’s something companies may consider eventually.
- tedunangst 5y agoCan you backdate dividends? Each quarter, pick a random date 1-2 months back as the date of record.
- _delirium 5y agoBoth NYSE and Nasdaq rules require the record date to be announced at least 10 days in advance, so a mainstream U.S.-listed company can't backdate it. Whether it'd pass SEC muster if we take exchange rules out of the picture, I don't know.