diff --git a/crates/fidc-core/src/platform_expr_strategy.rs b/crates/fidc-core/src/platform_expr_strategy.rs
index 1c49e1e..a896fff 100644
--- a/crates/fidc-core/src/platform_expr_strategy.rs
+++ b/crates/fidc-core/src/platform_expr_strategy.rs
@@ -10166,7 +10166,8 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
             return Ok((selected, diagnostics, risk_decisions));
         }
 
-        let mut candidates = Vec::new();
+        let mut candidates = Vec::with_capacity(universe_symbol_ids.len());
+        let mut candidate_states = Vec::with_capacity(universe_symbol_ids.len());
         let mut missing_rank_count = 0usize;
         let mut missing_rank_examples = Vec::new();
         for symbol_id in universe_symbol_ids {
@@ -10240,12 +10241,14 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
                 }
                 continue;
             }
-            candidates.push((candidate, stock, rank_value));
+            let state_index = candidate_states.len();
+            candidate_states.push(stock);
+            candidates.push((candidate, rank_value, state_index));
         }
         if !self.rank_reuses_market_cap_order() {
             candidates.sort_by(|lhs, rhs| {
-                let lhs_value = lhs.2;
-                let rhs_value = rhs.2;
+                let lhs_value = lhs.1;
+                let rhs_value = rhs.1;
                 let ordering = if self.config.rank_desc {
                     rhs_value
                         .partial_cmp(&lhs_value)
@@ -10264,13 +10267,14 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
         }
 
         let mut selected = Vec::new();
-        for (candidate, stock, _) in candidates {
+        for (candidate, _, state_index) in candidates {
+            let stock = &candidate_states[state_index];
             if !self.selection_candidate_passes_filters(
                 ctx,
                 date,
                 day,
                 &candidate.symbol,
-                &stock,
+                stock,
                 &mut diagnostics,
             )? {
                 continue;
@@ -10884,7 +10888,6 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
         selection_limit: usize,
     ) -> Result<(Vec<String>, Vec<String>, usize, Vec<String>), BacktestError> {
         let mut diagnostics = Vec::new();
-        let mut candidates = Vec::new();
         let mut missing_rank_count = 0usize;
         let mut missing_rank_examples = Vec::new();
         let quote_usage = self.stock_filter_quote_usage();
@@ -10904,6 +10907,8 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
             selection_risk_deferral,
             false,
         );
+        let mut candidates = Vec::with_capacity(universe_symbol_ids.len());
+        let mut candidate_states = Vec::with_capacity(universe_symbol_ids.len());
         let execution_day = ctx.data.daily_snapshot_view(date);
         let universe_factor_day = ctx.data.daily_snapshot_view(universe_factor_date);
         let factor_day = ctx.data.daily_snapshot_view(stock_factor_date);
@@ -10959,7 +10964,9 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
                 }
                 continue;
             }
-            candidates.push((candidate.symbol.clone(), rank_value, stock));
+            let state_index = candidate_states.len();
+            candidate_states.push(stock);
+            candidates.push((candidate.symbol.clone(), rank_value, state_index));
         }
         candidates.sort_by(|lhs, rhs| {
             let ordering = if self.config.rank_desc {
@@ -10981,7 +10988,8 @@ impl PlatformExprStrategy {
         let mut quote_candidate_symbols = Vec::new();
         let mut selected_symbols = Vec::new();
         let mut processed_scope = 0usize;
-        for (symbol, _, stock) in &candidates {
+        for (symbol, _, state_index) in &candidates {
+            let stock = &candidate_states[*state_index];
             processed_scope += 1;
             if !self.stock_passes_quote_plan_filter(ctx, day, stock, quote_usage)? {
                 if diagnostics.len() < 12 {