# About OpenForex

OpenForex Standards are the ratified, working standards of the OpenForex Society, the standard-setting core of the OpenForex Foundation. The Society maintains an established operational standards service for the open standards community, bringing together monetary literature, specifications, implementation knowledge, and stewardship.

## Publication status
Published by the OpenForex Society, the standard-setting core of the OpenForex Foundation, as part of its established standards service to the open standards community.

## Version
1.1.0

## Last Updated
2026-09-24

## The purpose of OpenForex
Different currencies and assets carry their own monetary identities. The Third Value Neutrality Standard establishes their representation against a common reference without selecting one participating currency as the universal measure. It provides the working framework for quantification, comparison, and settlement within the Standard.

Neutrality is a design objective that must be examined through methodology, data selection, governance, and implementation. A common reference alone does not establish fair pricing, available liquidity, or settlement capacity.

## One ecosystem, distinct responsibilities
| Component | Responsibility | Where to begin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| OpenForex Society | Standard-setting authority at the core of the Foundation | [About the Society](?page=seed-content/about/society) |
| OpenForex Foundation | Institutional stewardship, participation, and support | [Governance](?page=seed-content/governance/overview) |
| OpenForex Standards | Versioned specifications and review criteria | [Standards catalog](?page=seed-content/standards/index) |
| OpenForex Wiki | Readable knowledge and reference material | [Reading guide](?page=seed-content/home) |
| OpenForex Stack | Technical boundaries for implementations | [Stack overview](?page=seed-content/ofs/index) |

The OpenForex Society is the standard-setting core of the OpenForex Foundation. OpenForex Standards are the Society's working body of standards; OpenForex Wiki is their knowledge and reference publication. These are parts of one institutional ecosystem.

## What is available today
The Society provides the standards and literature as an established service to the open standards community. This website publishes their reference material, technical guidance, worked examples, and contribution pathways. The website implementation is a documentation portal; its local API documentation describes the content-management integration, not transaction processing.

## Principles for participation
- Make assumptions, methods, and limitations inspectable.
- Separate standards decisions from implementation preferences.
- Preserve version history and make substantial changes reviewable.
- Explain the evidence behind compatibility and neutrality claims.
- Keep access to knowledge distinct from sponsorship or funding.

## Project origin and further reading
Founder of the OpenForex Project: **Franklin Armah Sharp**.

Read the [foundational monetary literature](?page=docs/OpenForex_Society_TVX_Neutrality_Standard_Full_Text), [QASH overview](?page=seed-content/qash/overview), and [contribution guide](?page=seed-content/developers/contribution-guide).