How did this NYC high-school student make $72M trading penny stock?

http://nymag.com/news/articles/reasonstoloveny/2014/mohammed-islam-stoc…

"Mo got into trading oil and gold, and his bank account grew. Though he is shy about the $72 million number, he confirmed his net worth is in the “high eight figures.”

Is it penny stock or futures? Futures would make more sense.

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