This document proposes a framework for real-time risk management. It outlines key concepts like portfolios, instruments, market data providers, risk analytics, and reports. It then describes key drivers like flexible portfolio specification and rapid integration of market data and models. Finally, it proposes an architecture with components for instrument services, portfolio services, market data validation, analytics, report generation, and management. The goal is to create a customizable, standards-based open source solution for financial risk management.