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Dividend Forecasting

Markit Dividends provides discrete dividend forecasts on amounts and dates (ex, record and pay) out to 4 years on a global set of 4,600 stocks. Thanks to its unique approach, Markit Dividends has established itself as the independent benchmark in dividend forecasting for those active in:

The Market Standard in Dividend Forecasting

•	OTC and Listed Single Stock/Index Option Trading	•	Structured Products Trading
•	Delta One and IndexTrading	•	Convertible and Volatility Arbitrage
•	Risk Management	•	Yield Enhancement
•	Fund Administration	•	Securities Lending
•	Single and Multi Strategy Hedge Funds	•	Asset Management
•	Derivatives Exchanges (Euronext and Eurex)	•	Index/ETF Providers (FTSE, DB, BGI)

Why use Markit Dividends?

As dividends have evolved into a new asset class to provide ever more advanced trading strategies, the need for independent, timely and accurate forecasts has never been greater. Time lags associated with consensus forecasts and the inaccuracies frequently generated from algorithmic models can result in significant trading risks whilst using the implied dividend will lead to generalisations on the amounts, dates and tax treatments of stock holders.

Markit Dividends’ regionally focused research team of 25 analysts is uniquely positioned to provide only the most accurate data. With their local markets’ expertise and language skills, the research teams are in direct contact with all the companies Markit tracks, to ensure that only the latest information regarding dates, dividend policies and specific guidance is reflected in our data. Before projections are released, analysis is carried out on:

Company fundamentals
Peer groups

Historical patterns

Distribution policies

Direct company guidance

As well as the data clients receive, full and complete access to the research team is an integral part of the service giving a direct 24 hour link between the end-user and the individual analysts to query and confirm dates, amounts, dividend policies and company announcements.

Clients also receive daily alerts highlighting major dividend announcements and changes in dividend policies.

Dividend Index Points (DIPs)

Combined with Markit’s Index Management service, Markit’s DIPs calculates accurate current and forecast (two years ahead) dividend index points on any sector or index, taking into account special treatment of dividends by index providers.

Independent and Trusted

Major derivatives exchanges such as Euronext Liffe and Eurex have integrated Markit Dividends into their end of day settlement and options pricing models.

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Delivery

Markit Dividends Front-End Application
Markit Equities XML feed for full integration and automation into in-house trading, pricing and risk systems.
Markit Alliance Program giving access via third-party platform providers