hi guys I have a couple of questions about buying a stock a few...

hi guys I have a couple of questions about buying a stock a few days before it goes EX DIV and than selling it, to just basically get the dividend.


1.)as an eg. say a stock goes EX DIV on Dec 10 and PAYDATE is Dec 30th, if im holding the stock before Dec 10th, but I sell it between Dec 11th and Dec 29th do I still get the Dividend?


2.)Do some investors try and do this on a regular basis?
There is a site that shows all the stocks going Ex div in the next few weeks and you just chose the ones with the best divvy, buy them, and sell the stock after it goes Ex div, I know usually a stock falls after it goes ex div, but ive done abit of research some stocks actually stay flat after going ex div, and some actually recover and go higher about 2 weeks after going ex div.
So do any investors concentrate on ever just doing this for a buck?

cheers guys.