Brad Schaeffer
| Brad Schaeffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1967 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 💼 Occupation | Author, columnist, commodities trader |
Brad Schaeffer (born 23 July 1967) is an American author, columnist, and commodities trader. He is the author of Of Another Time and Place (2018), The Extraordinary (2021) and Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors (2024).
Early life and career
Schaeffer was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in a suburb of Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1989.[1]
Schaeffer began his career in trading in 1989 after being introduced to the trading floors by his brother.[2] He worked on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a clerk and then eurodollar options trader, and later traded crude oil product options on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He also traded equity options on the American Stock Exchange. Following the decline of open outcry trading, he transitioned to first brokering energy derivatives over-the-counter then managing his own investment portfolio.[3][4]
In 2024, he co-founded Canturo Capital Management, LLC, a hedge fund that focuses on energy derivatives.[5]
Writings
Schaeffer has written over 400 columns on a variety of topics from history, to politics, business, science, and culture for publications including The Wall Street Journal, National Review, New York Daily News, The Hill, The Federalist, Daily Wire, The Blaze, Breitbart, and ZeroHedge.[6][7][8] He has also appeared on CNBC and Fox Business.
His first novel, Of Another Time and Place (2018), is a historical fiction set during World War II.[9] His second novel, The Extraordinary (2021), follows an autistic teenager whose wounded father returns from military service with PTSD.[10][11][12]
In 2024, Schaeffer released Life in the Pits, a memoir recounting his experience on the trading floors of the 1980s and 1990s.[13][11]
Personal life
Schaeffer lives in Westfield, New Jersey. In 2024, he ran for a seat on the Westfield Board of Education.[14][15] He also is an accomplished guitarist and pianist and has performed with several local bands in New Jersey.
References
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- ↑ michaelbeas (2024-01-06). "Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors". TheBookRevue. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ Crete, Etienne (2024-02-19). "442: Ex-Pit Trader's Profitable Trading Secrets – Brad Schaeffer". Desire To Trade. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ Staff, Editorial (2023-10-06). "FLASH FRIDAY: 'Life in the Pits' Recalls a Bygone Era". Traders Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Brad Schaeffer". LinkedIn.
- ↑ Schaeffer, Brad (2016-12-27). "I'll Miss the Trading Floor". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Brad Schaeffer". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "The Quiet Warrior Show: EP#226 EXTRAORDINARY Brad Schaeffer". thequietwarriorshow.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Of Another Time and Place". Amazon.
- ↑ "The Extraordinary". Amazon.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Books by Brad Schaeffer (Author of Of Another Time and Place)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "Brad Schaeffer". National Review. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ Schaeffer, Brad (2023-12-05). Life in the Pits: My Time as a Trader on the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors. Post Hill Press. ISBN 979-8-88845-411-4. Search this book on
- ↑ "Authors Brad Schaeffer Archive | Post Hill Press". Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ "5 Questions with Westfield School Board Candidate Brad Schaeffer". TAPinto. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
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