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Series 7 Exam Prep 59, Settlement, Ex-Dividend, and Due Bills

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Regular-way settlement for most securities is now T+1 (trade date plus one business day). - The ex-dividend date is now the same as the record date, and you must purchase a stock *before* the ex-date to receive the dividend. - The DERP mnemonic helps recall the dividend timeline: Declaration, Ex-dividend, Record, and Payable. - An investor purchasing a stock via cash settlement on the record date is entitled to the dividend, a common exam exception. - A due bill is an instrument used to ensure a buyer receives a dividend they are entitled to if a trade settles late. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:
- Regular-way settlement for most securities is now T+1 (trade date plus one business day).
- The ex-dividend date is now the same as the record date, and you must purchase a stock *before* the ex-date to receive the dividend.
- The DERP mnemonic helps recall the dividend timeline: Declaration, Ex-dividend, Record, and Payable.
- An investor purchasing a stock via cash settlement on the record date is entitled to the dividend, a common exam exception.
- A due bill is an instrument used to ensure a buyer receives a dividend they are entitled to if a trade settles late.

For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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