# OIP-Template Out Trade Me "OTM Improvement Proposal"

OIP: *reserved for OIP editor*
Title: Title for your OIP
Type: Protocol | Backend | Front-End | Informational | Process
Impact: [Administrative|Trading|None] - [Competitions | Live Trading | Paper Trading | Other]
Author: Firstname Lastname <[e-mail]>
Comments-URI: *reserved for PIP editor*
Status: Draft
Created: YYYY-MM-DD
Summary
Short (~200 word) description of the issue being addressed

Motivation
Clear explanation of why current proposal is inadequate to address the problem the OIP solves.

Specification
Full technical description of the proposed new feature, clear enough for implementation.

Rationale
Discussion why was the specification was chosen over alternate designs. Evidence supporting the specification should be provided here, as well as community concerns and consensus.

Backwards Compatibility
Any backwards incompatibilities should be described here, as well as work-arounds/solutions for these incompatibilities.

Reference Implementation
The reference implementation must be provided before OIP is Completed.

Links
References and links to relevant material