Moroccan Prodigy Shakes Wall Street: 29-Year-Old ’Wolf of Nasdaq’ Manages $3.8 Billion Empire in Dubai

Trained outside traditional channels, Hasnae Taleb has become an "extraordinary" business leader in more ways than one, comments the Indian newspaper Mid-Day, which traces the atypical career of this former trader. Born in Khénifra, a city in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco, Hasnae joined the United States to pursue her studies. Very quickly, she discovered the world of markets: "I became interested in reading charts, the language of volatility and the mental mechanisms of algorithms," she confides.

A millionaire at 23, she joined major firms such as Morgan Stanley and Nasdaq, before deciding to fly on her own. This is how the nicknamed "wolf of Nasdaq" created her own structures, including Mintiply Capital, a company specializing in asset management and investment banking, based in Dubai. "Our goal is to connect global capital to the booming economies of the Gulf and the substantial opportunities the region holds," she explains to the Indian media.

Today, Mintiply Capital manages $3.8 billion in assets and has managed to raise more than $480 million, notably through a $110 million movement in the NVDL ETF traded fund, the largest of its kind ever recorded in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The company also specializes in wealth management, private equity, digital assets, support for entrepreneurs and financial structuring.

"I was underestimated because of my age, my gender and my origin. But I knew exactly what I was capable of," affirms the Moroccan who climbs the ranks, in complete discretion. "Capital has no nationality, talent has no borders. What matters is what we build." Hasnae Taleb is preparing to launch her own range of funds. "My goal is not to manage billions for prestige. It is to give them meaning, for the entrepreneurs we support, the families we preserve and the future we want to build," she says.