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- Alex Gerko's wealth is now estimated at $10.8 billion as his firm XTX has become a top global player.
- He is now number 182 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which just calculated that his fortune doubled.
- The index added $5 billion to his wealth compared to the prior trading day.
Alex Gerko, the former Deutsche Bank trader who founded XTX Markets in 2015, now holds a net worth of $10.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
He has jumped to number 182 on the index, which just calculated that his fortune doubled, after adding $5.17 billion to his wealth compared to the prior trading day. For the year to date, his fortune has swelled by $4.94 billion.