Amos Hostetter

<p><br></p><p>Amos Hostetter cofounded Commodities Corporation (otherwise known as CC) along with Helmut Weymar. CC is the trading shop that produced more legendary trading talent than the Yankees have All-Stars. Alumni include: Bruce Kovner Michael Marcus Paul Tudor Jones Ed Seykota and more...</p><p><br></p><p>Hostetter was considered the wise sage and mentor of the group. He's credited with imbuing many of these trading greats with the wisdom and knowledge they used to achieve their grand heights.</p><p><br></p><p>Upon his untimely death in a car accident in 1977 the directors of CC commissioned one of their traders Morris Markovitz to gather and record Hostetter's timeless philosophy on markets and trading. The goal was to ensure future CC traders could benefit from his invaluable teachings. The resulting work was an internal booklet titled Amos Hostetter; A Successful Speculator's Approach to Commodities Trading.</p><p><br></p>