Every parameter earned. Every result checked. Every trade protected.
Eight gates stand between an idea and capital, and each one can refuse.
Status as of November 2, 2026
The eight gates
A red or unmeasurable result at any gate halts everything after it. Absence of evidence is never a pass.
M2
Population, data, layered search
- S1 EdgeXIn progress
- S1 gTradeIn progress
- S5 gTradeBlocked
- What it proves
- Every searched parameter stays inside its authority, on a pinned toolchain, layer by layer.
- What stops it
- A toolchain mismatch, an authority file changing mid-search, or a smoke test that disagrees.
A trade's life: decide, then protect
Every check before the order exists, and every guard while it is open. Each step says whether it is in the engine today.
Decide before the order exists
- 1
Entry engines propose
Trend, breakout, mean reversion and liquidity sweep, long and short.
- 2
Confluence must clear the minimum
Order flow, momentum and the volatility term structure add evidence.
- 3
Conditions can stand it down
Regime and trend filters, volatility and shock halts, no-trade zones, cooldowns.
- 4
HAI vote, switched off
A bounded vote that never blocks or resizes. It must beat a random-vote control first.
- 5
Leverage and size from the score
Correlation, tail, regime and stress scalers can only cut size.
- 6
Stop from volatility, the loss law
If even floor leverage cannot carry the stop, the trade is refused.
A trade that cannot fit the loss law is refused before it exists.
Protect while the trade is open
- 7
Order placed, read back
Venue leverage and isolated margin read back on pinned, graded files.
- 8
Four-leg exit ladder
Three targets plus a runner, with ratchet, trail and time exits.
- 9
Honest break-even lock
Placed at the close of the first-target bar, never filled inside it.
- 10
Halts still apply
Volatility and shock halts stand new entries down. The loss law holds across every open position.
- 11
Book and score
Live close booking equals engine booking, scored on a scoreboard registered before trading.
Build status as of October 28, 2026
How Q7 thinks
Four engines propose. Regime and conditions can stand any of them down.
Controls across the whole flow
Python authority
The engine and its parameter spec are the only truth.
Fail-closed
A failure, an unknown and a missing artifact all stop the flow.
Fixture-first
Every fix: a test that fails on the old code and passes on the fix.
Validate the consumer
A change counts only when what reads it still works.
Data-informed design
No search or selection rule without a measurement.
Producer ≠ Verifier ≠ Armer
The builder never grades. Only a Verifier closes.
The founder arms
Capital at risk is the founder's act alone.
Held-out data controls
Clearance before any read
Verifier-cleared, mirrored read-only by a separate seat.
Pre-registration
The test is written down before discovery runs.
Reachability dry run
Proves the gates can be reached before any search.
Multiple-testing ledger
Every cell ever tried counts, cumulatively.
Unread data is forward evidence
Only recent data no study has read can prove an edge.
Frozen whitelist
Cells chosen on discovery data only, then frozen.
Every gate, by lane
Swipe to see all three lanes.
| Gate | S1 EdgeX | S1 gTrade | S5 gTrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| M0Scope lock & provenance | In progress Engine seal re-submitted after a scope fix; independent re-grade pending 3d0c6ef79367 | In progress Engine seal re-submitted after a scope fix; independent re-grade pending 3d0c6ef79367 | In progress Engine seal re-submitted after a scope fix; independent re-grade pending 3d0c6ef79367 |
| M1Structural integrity (honest fills) | In progress Open structural defects are being fixed and graded one by one b28b138d854e | In progress Open structural defects are being fixed and graded one by one b28b138d854e | In progress Open structural defects are being fixed and graded one by one b28b138d854e |
| M2Population, data, layered search | In progress New entry test cleared for its first stage; no search runs until an entry passes 651154cc5ea5 | In progress New entry test cleared for its first stage; no search runs until an entry passes 651154cc5ea5 | Blocked Entry test stopped at the reachability check; exit and cost design to be revisited a48c3706ce52 |
| M3Robustness & selection | Blocked Last cycle: no candidate cleared the selection floors on validation 8aaa20d699b3 | Blocked Last cycle: no candidate cleared the selection floors on validation 8aaa20d699b3 | Blocked Last cycle: no candidate cleared the selection floors on validation 8aaa20d699b3 |
| M4Deliverable package | Not started Waits for a selected candidate 482acd8263a4 | Not started Waits for a selected candidate 482acd8263a4 | Not started Waits for a selected candidate 482acd8263a4 |
| M5Independent validation | Not started Waits for a sealed package to grade 482acd8263a4 | Not started Waits for a sealed package to grade 482acd8263a4 | Not started Waits for a sealed package to grade 482acd8263a4 |
| M6Deploy & arming | Blocked Live-path checks still open; the founder alone arms b28b138d854e | Blocked Live-path checks still open; the founder alone arms b28b138d854e | Blocked Live-path checks still open; the founder alone arms b28b138d854e |
| M7Verdict & ledger | Not started Starts with the first live fills 482acd8263a4 | Not started Starts with the first live fills 482acd8263a4 | Not started Starts with the first live fills 482acd8263a4 |
Documents
Agentic AI Risk Management: A Top-Down Approach for CROs
Haneef R. Haqq · 36 pp · October 2026
Where autonomous agents fit in the enterprise risk taxonomy, and how to govern them in code.
Download PDF
Agentic AI Risk Management: Six Exhibits for the Board
Haneef R. Haqq · 6 pp · 26 October 2026
The board-level companion: six exhibits on agentic AI risk and what to ask for.
Download PDFCalibration pipeline
The full method, stage by stage.
Reference framework
The AI Governance Framework is published and hosted by FINOS, the Fintech Open Source Foundation. The CRO paper discusses it.
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