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About Belief Systems

Belief Systems is an index provider that transforms prediction market data into institutional-grade benchmarks for event risk. The firm constructs rules-based, thematic indices derived from market-implied probabilities across political, geopolitical, and policy-driven outcomes — asset classes that are structurally absent from traditional institutional portfolios. Designed for research, portfolio analysis, and hedging, Belief Systems indices offer first-order exposure to discontinuous events where conventional instruments capture only second-order price effects. Founded in 2025, the firm serves institutional investors, research desks, and risk managers seeking quantified, transparent, and continuously updated measures of event-driven uncertainty.

Key Facts

What we are

Index provider for event risk

Founded

2025

Methodology

Rules-based indices derived from aggregated prediction market consensus

Coverage

Political risk, geopolitical risk, policy risk, macro uncertainty

Audience

Institutional investors, research desks, risk managers

Headquarters

United States

Logo and Brand Assets

Logo files in SVG and PNG formats, light and dark variants.

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Founder

James Stewart, Founder and CEO of Belief Systems

James Stewart

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James Stewart is the founder and CEO of Belief Systems. He previously held roles at BlackRock, Genesis, Eigen Labs, and SoFi, spanning institutional asset management, digital asset markets, and consumer finance. He founded Belief Systems to build the indexing and structured product layer for event risk — an asset class absent from institutional portfolios.

Methodology and Documentation

Full index methodology, construction rules, and governance documentation are publicly available.

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