Hurco Companies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:HURC ) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 3 days. The ex-dividend date occurs one day before the record date which is the day on which shareholders need to be on the company's books in order to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important as the process of settlement involves two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. In other words, investors can purchase Hurco Companies' shares before the 25th of March in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 11th of April.