The date on which the firm mails out its declared dividends is called the

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The date on which the firm mails out its declared dividends is called the date of payment. It is the day on which the shareholders of the company receive their dividend payments. Other options mentioned in the question are different dates in the dividend distribution process. Ex-dividend date is the first day on which a stock trades without its dividend, ex-rights date is the first day on which a security trades without rights attached to it, date of record is the date on which a shareholder must officially own shares to be entitled to the dividend, and declaration date is the day on which the dividend is announced by the company.

The Date on Which the Firm Mails Out Its Declared