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Which of the following scenarios would result in a negative realized spread for a market maker?

  1. The market maker buys at the bid and sells at the ask with no midpoint movement.
  2. The market maker earns a rebate in a maker-taker exchange model.
  3. The market maker sells to an informed buyer, and the price rises immediately after.
  4. The market maker provides price improvement to a retail customer.

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