Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act a Foreign Sovereign Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act a foreign sovereign is:

• A) immune from all suits in the United States.
• B) immune from suits in the United States involving sovereign or public acts, but not private or commercial acts.
• C) not immune from any type of suit in the United States.
• D) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Maintenance Margin

The minimum amount of equity that must be maintained in a margin account to continue holding a position, set by a brokerage to prevent excessive borrowing based on volatile market values.

Margin Call

A margin call occurs when the value of an investor's margin account falls below the broker's required minimum level, prompting the investor to either deposit more funds or sell assets to cover the shortfall.

Margin Deposit

A deposit required by a broker from a client when they borrow from the broker to buy securities, serving as collateral for the loan.

Long Positions

Investing strategy where an investor buys a security with the expectation that it will increase in value.