What a bridge does
In broad terms, bridge technology can connect trading infrastructure with execution or liquidity-side systems. The exact architecture depends on the brokerage setup.
Why there is no universal architecture
Different business models, platforms, liquidity relationships and risk approaches can lead to different connectivity designs.
Operational requirements
Teams should document routing rules, monitoring, permissions, failover expectations, support ownership and reporting needs.
Evaluate the whole path
A bridge should be assessed as part of an end-to-end execution architecture rather than as an isolated software purchase.
Review routing as an operational workflow
Start with the route that the proposed connector supports. Identify where account or group configuration is applied, which external service receives a request and where the result is recorded. Keep the ownership map specific to the proposed architecture rather than assuming one universal bridge design.
| Check | Evidence to request |
|---|---|
| Mapping | Documented account groups, instruments and connector settings. |
| Access | Named administrators and an approved change process. |
| Monitoring | A way to inspect connection state and rejected requests. |
| Recovery | A runbook for outages and reconciliation. |
| Changes | A test plan before a configuration update reaches production. |
Use a controlled test environment to review a missing symbol mapping, a disconnect and a rejected request with the responsible teams. Decide how each event becomes visible to operations. Include the connector in handover documentation so that future changes do not depend on undocumented knowledge.
Coordinate this review with the liquidity connection worksheet and the implementation sequence.