JAJO

What is ‘JAJO’

An acronym that represents the months of January, April, July and October. Many companies that pay dividends announce their intentions to pay them – or declare a dividend payable on a certain date – four times per year, in January, April, July and October, the months included in JAJO.

Explaining ‘JAJO’

JAJO also refers to an option cycle – a pattern of months in which options contracts expire. Other option cycles include MJSD, which stands for March, June, September and December; and FMAN, representing February, May, August and November.

Further Reading

  • World university ranking systems: An alternative approach using partial least squares path modelling – www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
  • THE MODERN THEORY OF THE SYNERGIC INTEGRATION OF THE FACTORS OF GROWTH IN AN ECONOMIC UNION FOR EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS. – search.ebscohost.com [PDF]
  • Enhance teaching and learning mathematics using DERIVE – austms.org.au [PDF]
  • The economics of Japanese imperialism in Korea, 1910‐1939 – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
  • The impact of financial control techniques on capacity utilisation: case study of Chikurubi Prison farm – liboasis.buse.ac.zw [PDF]
  • A reexamination of analysts' earnings forecasts for takeover targets – www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
  • Rethinking microfinance for developed countries – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
  • The ex ante and ex post price effects of quarterly earnings announcements reflected in option and stock prices – www.jstor.org [PDF]