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Does there have to be one single explanation for 3 separate events?

Nope. I'm curious about the clearinghouses (DTCC). Robinhood explains the general process in a post from 4 days ago [1].

It would be great to see more details for the DTCC's increase in the amount of required collateral. I tried Googling for some info but didn't find much (probably haven't tried hard enough yet) ex [2].

Naively, what we saw was a failure of the financial system to support trades. It may not be Robinhood, but it may not necessarily be T+2 either.

Is there a website I can use to query the current deposit requirements for GME? Is it public info? Are there details provided for factors affecting that amount that can be compared across different stocks?

I'm a total noob please forgive my noob curiosities :)

[1]: https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2021/1/29/what-happened-this...

[2]: https://dtcclearning.com/products-and-services/settlement/se...

Occam's razor. The fact that someone said take down WSB is way simpler than any alternative.

"Someone" said it and all these people listened? You're going to need more evidence than that.

Certainly, writing that is simpler than writing out the reasons behind 3 separate events. But I think Occam’s razor is more about actual simplicity, and would cut against arguing that there was an elaborate conspiracy that involves multiple large companies acting against their own interests.

Except you're missing the explanation as to why all of the actors have a reason to listen to that person. That's where things stop being simple.

I'm not sure that's more simple than different groups taking different actions for their own reasons.

"Simpler" is subjective and sort of beside the point of Occam's razor. The razor is about choosing the competing hypothesis with the fewest assumptions baked in.

"When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras." A massively orchestrated conspiracy requires a lot of assumptions and so probably violates the razor.

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