Laurence Kingsley
Laurence Kingsley is the founder of SolePursuit Capital Syndicate and a long-term advocate of process-first, systematic investing. He is known for turning complex, fast-moving markets into calm, rules-based routines that ordinary investors can follow without relying on prediction or constant screen time.
Opinion
For Laurence Kingsley, markets reward discipline more than brilliance. He believes the real edge comes from encoding judgment into clear rules, risk limits, and repeatable routines rather than trying to outguess every headline or short-term move.
In his view, systematic frameworks should lower stress, not raise it. Good systems free investors from constant decision fatigue, allowing them to focus on design, research, and long-term portfolio outcomes instead of chasing every market spike in real time.
Method
- 1 Start with structure: define markets, timeframes, and risk budgets first, then express ideas as rules and scenarios rather than ad hoc trades or intuition-driven entries and exits.
- 2 Validate before scale: stress-test systems out of sample, monitor drawdowns and behavior across regimes, and only increase exposure when performance and risk characteristics remain consistent and explainable.
- 3 Automate what can be automated: let machines handle order placement, sizing, and exits, while humans supervise design, oversight, and continual refinement of rules and safety mechanisms.
Profile
Born in Portland, Oregon in 1968, educated in Business Management, and founder of SolePursuit Capital Syndicate, Laurence Kingsley has spent decades turning market experience into structured systems and training.
“The goal is not to feel busy in markets; the goal is to let clear rules work so you can think, learn, and compound with fewer emotional decisions.”
Career
Early Business Foundations
Raised in a family where commerce was part of daily life, Kingsley developed an early curiosity about how capital flows, incentives, and enterprise value interact, shaping his later focus on disciplined markets.
Business Management Studies
During his Business Management degree, he translated economics and finance theory into practical tools, laying the groundwork for later quantitative frameworks and portfolio-level thinking.
Market Practice & Leadership
Over the following years, Kingsley refined his craft in trading and investment roles, discovering that consistent rules, guardrails, and execution quality matter more than bold forecasts or rapid-fire decisions.
Founding SolePursuit Capital Syndicate
In 2011, he founded SolePursuit Capital Syndicate as both a training ground and technology platform, enabling more than 50,000 students to learn systematic trading through structured courses and real-market practice.
Research & Opinion
Decision Latency in Modern Markets
Kingsley studies how delays between insight and execution can erode edge. His work focuses on building decision-support engines that compress this gap through structured data, pre-defined scenarios, and automated response paths.
Rules over Predictions
He argues that robust rules anchored in risk metrics, liquidity, and volatility regimes outperform prediction-heavy approaches. Systems must be understandable, testable, and designed for long-run survival.
Education as Market Infrastructure
Kingsley treats investor education as infrastructure, not afterthought. His programs are built to help learners move from intuition-led decisions toward systematic, portfolio-level frameworks that can scale over time.