News

Law

Asset Management

Investment Banking

Wealth

Hedge Funds

People

Newsletters

Events

Lists

Trading

XTX Markets boss Alex Gerko tops UK taxpayer list with £664m bill

The CEO of the London-based trading house paid nearly £200m more than in 2022

XTX boss Alex Gerko was UK's top taxpayer last year
XTX boss Alex Gerko was UK's top taxpayer last year

Moscow-born trader Alex Gerko, who previously renounced his Russian citizenship, has topped the list of top UK taxpayers again.

Gerko, who founded London-based algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets, paid a total of £664.5m in tax last year, beating his own record of £487.4m in 2022, according to The Sunday Times tax list.

WSJ Logo