# Block 086 — Decision process rubric

**Status:** ○ queued
**Phase:** Phase 5 (Process)

## Topic scope

**Verification + edge cases.** Re-probes Block 00a (pre-trade thesis rubric) and goes deeper on trade-construction checks for non-rate trades (FX, credit, equities, commodities). Covers the rubric applied to non-standard trade types: options (vanilla, exotic, vol-surface), spreads, basis trades, futures vs forwards. Adjustment protocols for partial fills, add-on rules, trim triggers, position size discipline under volatility regime change.

## Why this block is now verification (not first teach)

Restructured 2026-06-30 (see process-changelog). The 8-section pre-trade thesis rubric, two-trigger rule, and trade-construction checks are taught at the START of Phase 1 in Block 00a, not at the end. Block 086 is now the *verification* of Block 00a plus the edge cases that don't fit a Phase 1 Rates context.

## Plan

_(Filled at session close of prior block, per 2026-06-23 convention.)_

## Carry-forward to next block

_(Filled at session close.)_