Markets & Trading Systems
Strategy Backtesting — scoped, shipped, signed off.
We focus on backtests with fees, slippage, and fill logic you can defend. Written scope, your stack, weekly demos — no account-manager layer.
You need strategy backtesting done properly: your backtest looks great until We typically deliver in 10-12 weeks for production execution with risk gates. Same team from kickoff to launch; C++ where your stack already uses it.
Live trading without a kill switch is not a system — it's a bet.
We won't take PnL share deals — we bill for engineering only.
Primary buyer fit
Dominant persona: Quant funds
Quant funds validating signal stability before allocation reviews.
Also relevant for
- -Prop desks testing variants across regimes.
- -Discretionary teams codifying playbooks into testable systems.
Problems we solve
- -Strategy Backtesting estimates balloon because acceptance criteria were never written.
- -A previous vendor shipped strategy backtesting that broke on edge cases in week two.
- -Your team lacks bandwidth to own strategy backtesting while shipping the core product.
- -Integrations around C++ are fragile and nobody owns on-call.
- -Stakeholders disagree on what "strategy backtesting done" means — so nothing ships.
What we deliver
- -Written scope for strategy backtesting with explicit in/out of scope
- -Weekly demo — live or recorded — with decisions logged
- -Acceptance checklist signed before production launch
- -Runbook for the failure modes we expect in month one
- -Handoff doc so your team can maintain without us
- -Working implementation in your repo using C++ and FIX protocol
How we work
- 1.Align: goals, constraints, and who signs off on strategy backtesting
- 2.Cut: smallest version that proves value — write it down
- 3.Ship: incremental releases with review each week
- 4.Measure: check the metric we agreed on; iterate or close
Why Futurebits
- -Typical window: 10-12 weeks for production execution with risk gates — stated in writing before we start.
- -Weekly demos with written decisions — not status decks.
- -Stack-first: we start with C++ unless the audit says otherwise.
Frequently asked questions
What if we already started Strategy Backtesting in-house?
We pick up from current state, document what's there, and focus on what's blocking launch — not a rewrite unless necessary.
How is Strategy Backtesting priced?
Fixed scope for sprints (10-12 weeks for production execution with risk gates). Broader work runs as a pod with weekly demos. We quote after a 30-minute scoping call.
What do you need from us to start?
One decision-maker, repo or staging access, and honest constraints (timeline, budget, stack). Existing docs help but aren't required.
Can you stay on after Strategy Backtesting launches?
Yes — maintenance sprints or a partner retainer. Many teams keep us for the next bottleneck once v1 is stable.
Who on your team works on Strategy Backtesting?
The same small team from kickoff to launch — not a rotating bench. You talk to the people writing code or design files.
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