diff --git a/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/config.py b/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/config.py
index b68fed2..f67802e 100644
--- a/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/config.py
+++ b/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DatabaseConfig:
     database: str
     user: str
     password: str
-    schema: str = "backtest"
+    schema: str = "research"
     pool_size: int = 5
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
diff --git a/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/schema.py b/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/schema.py
index 751107f..1f0c398 100644
--- a/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/schema.py
+++ b/algosystem/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/schema.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from algosystem.shared.errors import ConfigurationError
 from algosystem.shared.metric_key import MetricKey
 
-DEFAULT_SCHEMA = "backtest"
+DEFAULT_SCHEMA = "research"
 _IDENTIFIER_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$")
 
 Base = declarative_base()
diff --git a/tests/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/test_config_schema.py b/tests/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/test_config_schema.py
index 9e01ce7..2cd20f3 100644
--- a/tests/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/test_config_schema.py
+++ b/tests/backtesting/infrastructure/persistence/test_config_schema.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_database_config_from_env_is_explicit_and_redacts_password():
 
     assert config.host == "localhost"
     assert config.port == 5432
-    assert config.schema == "backtest"
+    assert config.schema == "research"
     assert config.url() == "postgresql://tester:secret@localhost:5432/algosystem"
     assert "secret" not in repr(config)
     assert "<redacted>" in repr(config)