Mohammed Islam

Mohammed Islam (born June 1997) is an American stock trader and entrepreneur.
Background
Islam was born in Queens, New York, to two Bengali immigrants. Much like the comparable child prodigy Timothy Sykes, Islam got his start investing in penny stocks at the age of 11. While this premature entry into the turbulent world of global markets did not lead to a sustained success story, it jump-started a passion for investment that only grew with time. He became a voracious student of market moguls, including such notable figures as Paul Tudor Jones, who Islam characterizes as "a really big inspiration to me." While attending Stuyvesant, Islam founded the Stuyvesant Investment Club. In November of 2013, this position put him on the radar of Business Insider, which featured him in their "20 Under 20" list, a yearly article used to highlight young and ambitious individuals who are making a name for themselves in the world of finance.
In December of 2013, The Stuyvesant school newspaper "The Spectator" featured a full page profile on Islam, outlining details on his motivations, trading philosophy, and progress. By this time, Islam and his investment club had acquired assets of "a couple hundred thousand dollars". Islam himself had already received two job offers, with salaries of $9000 and $12000 per month, a direct result of the Business Insider article. It was around this time, however, that school became "awkward" for Islam, owing predominantly to this newfound fame. He chose to reconnect with old friends. This choice ultimately proved beneficial for Islam, putting him in touch with teenagers with a lot of resources at their disposal, including "an aspiring financier" and "the son of a Kazakh Oligarch". His new social group has been characterized as "the one percent of the one percent".
Aside from his extraordinary stock market accomplishments, Islam has also been noted for his entrepeneurship. The October, 2014 issue of the Stuyvesant Spectator noted that he is the owner and investor of a halal food cart located near his school, and that the food cart has been "increasingly popular" with students.
Islam has been reported to have traded penny stocks in his early introduction to investment. However, by late 2013, he had already seen much success trading "Crude Oil futures and Gold futures" as well as "mid-cap equities when the futures don’t present a good trade."
Hoax
In December 2014, it was widely reported that Islam's net worth has reached $72 million. Despite this denial, he has also "confirmed on the record that he’s worth eight figures" when querried by NYMag.com

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