Dividend

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An income payment to a shareholder. Usually discretionary, and a large feature of the cash equity market, and a source of endless complication and fun when trying to repliocate equity securities synthetically, whether through indices, equity derivatives or futures.

See also

• Dividend - 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions
• Manufactured payments in respect of Loaned Securities - 2010 GMSLA