Connector Qualification& Certification

A proposed release checklist for a named adapter, provider product and version. Public API documentation identifies research candidates; commercial access, message compatibility and production readiness each need separate evidence.

Proposed specification · Implementation and test evidence pending

Development roadmapDeveloper documentation

Advance Only When the Next Stage Has Evidence

All 32 provider/product families in the supplied review begin as researched candidates. No connector, partnership, conformance pass or production release is established by that catalog.

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Proposed connector status progression
StageRequired evidence before enteringMeaning of the status
Researched candidateDated sources identify the specific product, possible interface, unanswered questions and qualification owner.Feasibility research only; no commercial access or connector is implied.
Commercial/API access approvedRelevant legal entity, vendor API licence, sandbox permission, data rights and agreed technical scope.Access permits the agreed work; implementation is still unproven.
PrototypeNamed adapter build and controlled sandbox traces for the initial quote/order workflow.An engineering experiment; supported behavior remains limited to the recorded cases.
UATRepeatable fixtures, reconciled results, measured failure behavior and broker/provider review in the agreed environment.Acceptance evaluation is in progress; exceptions remain visible.
Certified for stated scopeProvider-required conformance plus internal risk and operations approval for the exact product/version and message matrix.Certification covers only the documented adapter, role, instruments and environment.
Live and monitoredProduction approval, credential/control validation, alert ownership, reconciliation and tested recovery/rollback procedures.Operation is established only for the released scope, with monitoring and incident responsibility.
DeprecatedDocumented end-of-support reason, affected versions, migration window and safe withdrawal plan.Existing dependencies and open orders require an agreed transition; history stays available.

Scope One Adapter Before Building It

Keep bridge technology, liquidity access, venue membership, platform APIs and futures connectivity distinct. Each supplies different rights, interfaces and operational responsibilities.

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Required adapter contract fields
FieldDecision to record
Product and roleProvider legal entity, exact product/version, maker versus taker, bridge direction and demo/UAT/production environment.
Interface and sessionsFIX application/service/extension pack and session transport, or the exact proprietary API. FIX 4.2 exceptions need their own scope; FIX 4.4/5.0 labels are not interchangeable.
Separate capabilitiesMarket-data subscription, order entry, drop copy and account administration each have their own permission, endpoint/session and acceptance tests.
Trading modelAccount identifiers, symbols, precision, quantity units, netting/hedging, supported order types/time-in-force, partial fills, rejects and corrections.
Rights and commercialsAPI licence, liquidity/credit/collateral, data usage and redistribution, exchange/FCM access where relevant, hosting/network costs and included RTX5 scope.
OwnershipImplementation, certification fees, incident response, dictionary updates, secret rotation, support escalation and release authority.

Twelve Gates Before a Connector Release

These are required pass conditions, not completed results. Exercise failures as well as normal traffic and retain the fixtures that make each conclusion reviewable.

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Connector release checklist — evidence pending
GateRequired pass conditionEvidence to retain
01 · Documented scopeAgree role, protocol, messages, account model, instruments, data rights, supported order types and explicit exclusions.Signed adapter scope and current vendor specification.
02 · Quote integrityTest snapshot/incremental recovery, gaps, crossed or stale prices, precision, tick sizes and session boundaries. Stale quotes must stop new execution safely.Market-data fixtures, recovery traces and stale-price rejection logs.
03 · Order semanticsTest new/cancel/replace, partial and multiple fills, rejects, expiry, IOC/FOK/GTC and corrections against provider rules. Reject unsupported types explicitly.Order-state matrix and provider-matched execution traces.
04 · Idempotency and replayDuplicate messages, resend, reconnect and uncertain acknowledgements cannot duplicate economic orders or ledger entries.Replay/crash fixtures tied to intent, order and ledger IDs.
05 · Credit and riskApply credit/margin, notional/size, exposure and kill-switch checks per legal entity and account, including concurrent orders.Concurrent-order risk cases and broker approval.
06 · Routing and pricingVersion and approve spread, markup and routing configuration. Retain audit history and explain material pricing behavior in the client execution policy.Approved configuration, change audit and policy mapping.
07 · Timing evidenceSynchronize clocks and distinguish client round-trip, RTX5 processing, network, LP acknowledgement and final fill. Publish only measured claims.Timestamp definitions, clock checks and scoped measurement report.
08 · ReconciliationReconcile orders, fills, positions, fees and balances against provider/drop copy after restart, correction and day rollover. Alert an owner for breaks.Reconciliation report, exception queue and recovery sign-off.
09 · ResilienceExercise partitions, provider disconnects, primary/backup cutover and recovery while preserving order state. Never blindly duplicate an uncertain order on backup.Failover drill with before/after order and position state.
10 · SecurityValidate transport protection, network allowlists, secret rotation, least-privilege credentials, tenant isolation and redacted logs.Security review, access-denial fixtures and rotation drill.
11 · CapacityLoad-test declared quote/order rates, symbol count and concurrent accounts. Report p50/p95/p99 and backpressure at the measured workload.Load profile, hardware/environment, percentile report and overload behavior.
12 · Release authorityComplete provider-required conformance and internal risk/operations sign-off. Enter the exact tested adapter and counterparty product/version in the release registry.Provider acceptance, internal approvals, exclusions and operational ownership.

Publish Certification by Exact Tested Version

A provider logo or a working socket is not certification evidence. Keep the reviewed contract, test record and operating responsibility attached to the release.

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Proposed connector certification record
RecordRequired contents
Versioned identityAdapter name/build/hash, provider entity/product/version, dictionary/API revision, role, environment and applicable session/application versions.
Support and exclusionsInstruments, accounts, market-data depth, order/TIF matrix, rate limits, known restrictions and unsupported features.
Acceptance evidenceTest date, fixture versions, results for all twelve gates, provider conformance where required, failures, exceptions and retest decisions.
Approvals and operationsProvider/internal reviewers, broker risk/operations approval, monitoring/reconciliation owner, escalation contact and rollback plan.
Change historyDictionary, product, adapter and environment changes, assessed impact, regression results, release date and any deprecation notice.

Evidence, scope and sources

Research checked 9 September 2026. Source titles and reference numbers are reproduced from the supplied RTX5 Integrations, RX5 Runtime and Rights Review. They identify published wording reviewed on that date, not installed functionality, commercial access or a completed RTX5 connector.

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