The official record dates are announced along with the buyback date.
You'll also find the "ex-date" mentioned, which is usually one day before the record date - this is the final day when if you buy the share, you will.be eligible for the buyback offer.
Buyback can proceed anytime later - way...
Generally there are board meeting before a buyback is officially announced and those information does eventually gets out , for example there are rumors of TCS may announce another buyback . You usually have some time as long as you have brought the stock before record date it is eligibile
Agreed! So far I have seen this way to be the safest way to earn something from the stock market although it does take some time and earnings are low but also are without any much investment
Generally, there are buybacks by the companies that are listed in the stock market and they often are able to provide you with an easy gain of Rs. 100-300 per share. But but there are many conditions attached such as acceptance ratio, ex-date, etc. Sometimes if a good buyback comes it can even...