Context
The protocol separates immutable source records, historical replay, research metrics, system metrics, and paper-only evaluation.
VIS-FIN-01ACTIVE PROTOCOLArchitecture note
Designing a Financial Research Workbench
The evidence and governance contract was designed before choosing a market-data provider.
Governing rule
Provider convenience cannot substitute for point-in-time validity, lineage, and human approval.
Current state
The architecture remains a candidate protocol; no provider or production system has been selected.
Current evidence
What the record supports.
- Provider selected
- No
- Execution mode
- Paper only
- Approval gate
- Human
- Licensing and source lineage are first-class requirements
- Survivorship bias and replay are explicit
- Research results remain separate from system reliability
Public evidence files
Inspect the record.
Public-safe derivatives only. Source availability does not broaden the claim stated on this page.
Claim boundary
What remains unearned.
- Not a completed financial system
- Not investment advice
- No performance outcome
- No live trading authority
Next evidence
Evaluate providers against the frozen protocol before implementation.