And Brian Schaeffer was brought on board as CEO, building on his expertise in the U.S. markets. Brian Schaeffer, WTFG Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner Brian Schaeffer serves as WTFG's Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer and head of business development for WTS Proprietary Trading Group, WTFG's Manhattan-based domestic broker/dealer. Schaeffer has spent over a decade of his career as a top specialist on the New York Stock Exchange. Attending the University of Rhode Island on an academic scholarship, he was a political science major heading to law school. But after a summer internship on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, he realized that trading was his calling. Starting as a floor clerk, Schaeffer reached head specialist, managing trading activities in the top equities in the U.S. market: Disney, Hewlett Packard, and Pfizer to name a few. After ten successful years, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Van Der Moolen Capital Markets, one of the largest listed global trading and technology companies. Schaeffer also served under John Thain as a public relations representative at the NYSE. As an exclusive analyst for CNBC, Schaeffer has appeared on the following flagship shows: Fast Money, Halftime show, Closing Bell, High Net Worth, and Morning Call. He has also shared his knowledge and insights on financial media networks, such as Bloomberg and FOX business news. Schaeffer is also on the board of the 'nPlay foundation, organized to fight childhood obesity. We're continuing our charitable efforts in support of our own Brian Schaeffer as he plunged into the icy Atlantic Ocean to collect donations for ALS (known as Lou Gehrig's disease). It's called the "Valentine Plunge" and you can click HERE to read all about his efforts and many others in Traders Magazine!

Brian Schaeffer Brian spent over a decade of his career as a top specialist on the NYSE. He handled the trading activities in the top equities in the US such as Disney, Hewlett Packard and Pfizer. Brian was risk manager, managing director and head of floor operations for one of the largest specialist operations on the floor. After selling the specialist firm to Lehman Brothers in 2007, Brian became CEO of a listed global trading and technology company, Van Der Moolen Capital Markets. Brian was also an exclusive analyst for CNBC. He has appeared on many prime time shows such as Fast Money, Halftime show, Closing Bell, High Net Worth, and Morning Call. Brian is now the CEO for WTS, a global proprietary trading firm.

Brian Schaeffer WTS Proprietary - Brian Schaeffer Brian Schaeffer Brian Schaeffer WTS Proprietary Trading Group, LLC Chief Executive Officer Brian Schaeffer serves as Chief Executive Officer for WTS Proprietary Trading Group, WTFG's Manhattan-based domestic broker/dealer. Schaeffer also serves as WTFG's Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner. Schaeffer has spent over a decade of his career as a top specialist on the New York Stock Exchange. Attending the University of Rhode Island on an academic scholarship, he was a political science major heading to law school. But after a summer internship on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, he realized that trading was his calling. Starting as a floor clerk, Schaeffer reached head specialist, managing trading activities in the top equities in the U.S. market: Disney, Hewlett Packard, and Pfizer to name a few. After ten successful years, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Van Der Moolen Capital Markets, one of the largest listed global trading and technology companies. Schaeffer also served under John Thain as a public relations representative at the NYSE. As on an exclusive analyst for CNBC, Schaeffer has appeared on the following flagship shows: Fast Money, Halftime show, Closing Bell, High Net Worth, and Morning Call. He has also shared his knowledge and insights on financial media networks, such as Bloomberg and FOX business news. Schaeffer is also on the board of the 'nPlay foundation, organized to fight childhood obesity. Led by a coalition of 37 professional athletes from 15 sports, the foundation is committed to working nationally and locally through schools to help children become more active and adopt healthier lifestyles. Brian Schaeffer

"The trading tool, combined with Fusion, gives our traders the sort of bleeding edge advantage that they have come to expect from the company," said Brian Schaeffer, WTS Prop's CEO.

Brian Schaeffer, a former New York Stock Exchange specialist, will serve as CEO of WTS Proprietary, the US prop arm of WTFG, and Chief Strategist and Managing Partner of the newly combined entity. "In the post-specialist era of equity trading, there has been a need for someone to create a mechanism to dampen excessive volatility," added Schaeffer.