Alexander Gerko
Source of wealth: Trading
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Alexander Gerko's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Alexander Gerko could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 5.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Alexander Gerko could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Alexander Gerko could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.5 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Alexander Gerko could pay for it entirely for 4.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Alexander Gerko could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 20.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Alexander Gerko with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.4 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Alexander Gerko's fortune is equivalent to 81 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Alexander Gerko could buy 21,727,368 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 4 trucks to transport them. Although Alexander Gerko will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Alex Gerko, a former FX quant trader for Deutsche Bank and head of FX trading of GSA Capital, founded algorithmic trading company XTX Markets in 2015.
Gerko is Co-CEO of XTX, which posted record profits in 2021 and became the largest emerging market FX provider in 2022.
Born in Russia, he has lived and worked in the U.K. since 2006 and has U.K. citizenship.
Gerko has invested in 64 companies including Compology, provider of artificial intelligence solutions in waste and transportation and Yet Analytics as an angel investor, according to Pitchbook.
XTX, which paid dividends of more than $1 billion to Gerko in 2022, sued Trump's former accounting firm, Mazars, after it refused to work with its Russian-born owner.
Financial Assets
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