The declaration date is when a company announces its next dividend payment; it's also an option's expiration date. Once a dividend is declared, it becomes the company's legal responsibility to ...
Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has ...
YTD measures stock performance from the start of the current year. YTD is used for clear, consistent start points in ongoing market activity. Using YTD alone can skew stock performance insights; ...