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An analyst calculates the autocovariance of price changes for a security to be Cov(Δ P_t, Δ P_t+1) = -0.0036.

According to Roll's (1984) model, what is the estimated bid-ask spread for this security?

  1. $0.144
  2. $0.06
  3. $0.24
  4. $0.12

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