

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: London Seminar: Rob Carver: Heisenberg's Backtest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The celebrated futures trader, formerly founder of the MAN AHL futures desk, explains how to backtest trading strategies properly.About this EventPlease note that this event will take place IN PERSON on Friday, 6 March, 2026 in London at 6pm London time (1pm New York time).In collaboration with Imperial College !Full title: Heisenberg's BacktestSpeaker: Rob CarverAbstract: What is a backtest for? In fact, like electrons, backtests have two contradictory natures. Firstly, they tell how well a particular trading strategy would have done in the past. Secondly, they help you design a strategy that will perform well in the future. These are not the same thing. In this talk Rob discusses this problem and how to reconcile these two objectives.Venue: Huxley Building, Imperial College London, 180 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZBiography: Robert Carver is an independent systematic futures trader and writer. He is a visiting lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and is research advisor to Stylus Capital, a hedge fund trading digital assets. He is the author of four books: “Systematic Trading", "Smart Portfolios", "Leveraged Trading" and "Advanced Futures Trading Strategies".Until 2013 Robert worked for AHL, a large systematic hedge fund, and part of the Man Group. He was responsible for the creation of AHL's fundamental global macro strategy, and then managed the funds multi billion dollar fixed income portfolio. Prior to that Robert worked as a research manager for CEPR, an economics think tank, and traded exotic derivatives for Barclays investment bank. He spent his early career in the Middle East.Robert has a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Manchester, and a Masters degree, also in Economics, from Birkbeck College, University of London.Links:Rob's blog: https://qoppac.blogspot.com/
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## Event venue details

- **city**: London
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Huxley Building
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- **full address**: Huxley Building, 180 Queen's Gate, London, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Huxley Building, 180 Queen's Gate, London, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
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