Scott Spears

As the Head of Retail Derivatives Trading for Wells Fargo Advisors, Mr. Spears is responsible for the routing and execution of Wells Fargo Advisors’ retail derivatives order flow, including listed options and listed futures.  He began his career with Wheat First Butcher & Singer in 1994 and was a senior compliance officer, including acting as the firm’s SROP/CROP, prior to taking his role as the Head of Listed Options Trading in 2005.  In addition to managing the trading desks, he sits on the firm’s Best Execution Committee and is a member of WFA’s Senior Leadership Board.

Mr. Spears earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from The College of William and Mary in 1993 and currently holds Series 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 24, 57, and 63 licenses.  In 2014, he completed the Securities Industry Institute’s three year Leadership Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Spears is the former chairman of the International Securities Exchange’s Allocation Committee and currently sits on SIFMA’s Options Committee as well as CBOE’s Retail Advisory Committee.