Image: Flickr user Zoll Erdos. Most, but not all, preferred stocks have a "cumulative" provision. This says that, if any dividend payments have been skipped, they must be paid out to preferred ...

The Black-Scholes model enables investors to estimate the values of their options contracts more accurately. Read on to learn more about how this is performed.

Cumulative preferred stocks ensure skipped dividends are paid before common dividends. Calculate owed dividends by annual rate x par value, divided by quarters, multiplied by missed payments. In ...