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An analyst is evaluating the 'permanent price impact' of a large trade.

According to the 'square-root law' of market microstructure, how does the impact change if the trade size Q increases by a factor of 4?

  1. The impact stays the same but lasts longer
  2. The impact doubles
  3. The impact quadruples
  4. The impact increases by a factor of 16

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