The document discusses the challenges of post-trade software testing, particularly the limitations imposed by closed APIs which obscure interactions between components. It advocates for using open protocols and a test harness to enhance testing coverage, compliance reporting, and functional verification in an agile environment. The author, Iosif Itkin, is a co-founder of Exactpro Systems.

1. Integration front to back -
Mr. Custodian
tear down that wall
(software testing part)
Post Trade Software Testing Challenges
Exactpro Systems, 15 March 2018
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2. Two Worlds: Clarity vs. Obscurity
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Closed APIs hinder the ability to property test and monitor
interactions between components
FIX approach vs. API approach

3. Open Protocols Enable Passive Testing
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• Test Coverage
• Compliance Reporting
• Environment Monitoring
• Functional Verification Under Load
• Onboarding and Certification
• Generating Test Cases from Production Data

4. Software Testing Challenges in Post Trade:
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5. Post Trade Testing in Agile World:
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6. To Tear Down These Walls, Use a Test Harness:
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7. Iosif Itkin, co-CEO and co-founder
Exactpro Systems
http://exactpro.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iosifitkin/
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