Shares in SergeantPepper will earn a return of 6.00% during a bull market, and 6.10% during a bear market. Shares in AbbeyRoad will earn a return of 5.20% during a bull market, and 1.30% during a bear market. Over the next year, there is a 74% chance of a bull market, otherwise it will be a bear market. What is the covariance of the two security returns?

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Shares in SergeantPepper will earn a return of 6.00% during a bull market, and 6.10% during a bear market. Shares in AbbeyRoad will earn a return of 5.20% during a bull market, and 1.30% during a bear market. Over the next year, there is a 74% chance of a bull market, otherwise it will be a bear market. What is the covariance of the two security returns?

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