Successful stock trading starts with understanding the basics, as is the case with any type of investing. Keeping in mind that pay-off dividends are not guaranteed with ordinary shares. Pay-off of dividends is dependent on the profitability of the company. It also depends on available spare cash by the company. Learning how the company is performing gives the investor an idea of potential returns.

Just as types of shares differ from each other, so do types of dividends. They differ in pay-off in a different period of time. They differ in the potential of higher or lower pay-off. Sometimes, dividends might not be paid at all. This happens during a company’s financial hardship or when a decision is made to reinvest profits into the development of the company.

Again, company performance is a factor in potential dividend pay-offs. How old is the company? What is the company policy about development and expansion? These affect dividends. And, dividends are the key factor in the calculation of a fair share price.

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Asian stock markets little changed as surging Chinese exports point to strong...
HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.The region's major indexes were largely mixed as many markets fluctua...
World stock markets little changed even as surging Chinese exports point to s...
HONG KONG - World stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade. Asia's major indexes were mixed as many markets fluctuated for the second day in a row and European stocks opened without conviction in either direction.
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (AP via Yahoo! News)
Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.
TSX bounces higher on oils, China trade data (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
Toronto's main stock index pushed higher in choppy trade on Wednesday after two days of losses, as oil prices firmed and trade data from China helped lift some mining issues.
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (San Francisco Chronicle)
Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock average lost 0.12 percent to 10,555. And the Shanghai... Nikkei 225 - Business - Stock market - Investing - Stocks and Bonds
Caterpillar Trade Backs Price Levels (TheStreet.com)
Caterpillar drew a trade that appears to be a bet the stock won't fall back to where it found support a month ago.
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Asian stock markets are little moved in early trading after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.
CME Group, India's stock exchange strike cross-listing pact (Crain's Chicago ...
(Reuters) ? Chicago-based CME Group Inc., the world's largest derivatives exchange, said it has entered into a cross-listing pact with India's National Stock Exchange, a move that would allow Indian investors to trade in U.S. indexes and expand CME's footprint in emerging markets. As ...
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
Asian stock markets begin another day of small moves following US anniversary of 12-year lows
Sensex rises 44 points in opening trade on firm Asian markets (MalaysiaNews.net)
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by nearly 44 points in opening trade on Wednesday on fresh capital inflows from foreign funds amid firming Asian markets. The 30-share...