If maintenance margin is not maintained, the broker will place:

A.contact the investor with a margin put

B.contact the investor with a margin call

C.a sell order on sufficient securities to ensure the portfolio is compliant with initial margin requirements

D.a sell order on sufficient securities to ensure the portfolio is compliant with maintenance margin requirements

All of the following are benefits of geographic diversification in investment portfolios EXCEPT:

A.Gaining exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

B.Many global markets are not highly correlated with U.S. markets.

C.Some global markets have growth rates higher than the U.S., offering potentially higher returns.

D.Global markets behave completely independently of U.S. markets.