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derives from leverage.
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Anyone who buys on margin or any financial institution
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that has a capital requirement,
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when they lose money,
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there is a margin call or a need to generate capital,
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which can lead to the liquidation--that can lead to the liquidation of positions.
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Again, falling price, more selling.
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A fifth example and a fifth source of positive feedback
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comes from what one might think of as model uncertainty.
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There are different ways to tell the story
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and I suspect it could be given much more rigorous formalization
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than I'm going to attempt here.