Definitions
In plain terms
It is part of the entitlement timetable and normally differs from the ex-date and payment date.
Technical
The meaning depends on instrument, market, settlement regime, event terms, time zone, source, and any revised timetable.
Scope
Holding a security on the record date alone may not describe trade-date entitlement without the applicable settlement rules.
Examples
- A governed index record identifies record date with its applicable methodology version, effective time, source, and units.
Common misconceptions
- Record Date does not have one universal implementation without the named index methodology, data cutoff, and governance context.
Concept relationships
Prerequisites
Contrasts with
Where this concept is used
- MentionedBackward Split AdjustmentD02-F01-A01
- ImportantCash-Dividend Total-Return Adjustment: From Price Drop to Exact ReturnD02-F01-A03
- ImportantRights-Issue TERP AdjustmentD02-F02-A01
- ImportantSpin-Off Price Adjustment: Separate Parent Price from Distributed ValueD02-F02-A02
- ImportantStock-Dividend Adjustment: Convert Price and Quantity Bases Without Inventing ValueD02-F02-A03
- ImportantSpecial-Dividend Adjustment: Preserve Return Meaning Across the Ex-DateD02-F02-A04
- ImportantReturn-of-Capital Adjustment: Keep Price, Return, and Tax Views SeparateD02-F02-A05
Evidence and governance
- Corporate Actions and Events Guide FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group · first party methodology
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: Rules are specific to applicable FTSE Russell indices and can contain market, eligibility, tax, and timing exceptions.
- Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract
Supports: variant distinction
Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.
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- fintech-builder-owner-approved
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- published