Principles
What the system is built to protect.
These are not slogans. Each one corresponds to a behavior the platform is designed to enforce.
- 01
Constraint before optimization
Decide what may be owned and traded before deciding what is optimal. Constraints define the space; optimization only searches within it.
- 02
Evidence before deployment
An idea earns its place with out-of-sample and prospective evidence — not with a persuasive story or a flattering backtest.
- 03
Unknown means stop
When eligibility, data or authorization is uncertain, the system does not guess. It halts and records why.
- 04
Capital is bounded
Every mandate operates within explicit capital limits. Size is a governed input, never something a model quietly escalates.
- 05
Authority is explicit
Actions that move real money require explicit, verifiable authorization. Nothing self-authorizes.
- 06
Research is reproducible
Frozen rules, recorded data and deterministic engines mean a result can be reproduced — or shown to be wrong.
- 07
Values are part of the system
Ethical constraints are enforced by the software, not appended as a disclaimer at the end.