The more chaos, the more profit! High-frequency trading giant XTX made a staggering £4 billion in 2025, with the mathematician founder's wealth soaring again.

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Global market turbulence has not only failed to hurt the British high-frequency trading company XTX Markets, but has instead become the best catalyst for it to set record highs.

According to documents filed with the UK Companies House, XTX's UK entity achieved a net profit of £1.7 billion in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 33%. Operating income increased by 44% to £3.9 billion, up from £2.7 billion during the same period last year. This achievement places XTX among the most profitable private companies in the UK.

XTX's strong performance fits well with the backdrop of global market volatility driven by the unpredictable tariff policies of US President Trump and the far-reaching impact of artificial intelligence—the more volatile the market, the more useful its algorithmic systems become in identifying price anomalies.

Russian-born mathematician and XTX founder Alex Gerko holds about 75% of the company's shares.

A previous article by Wallstreetcn noted that in London, in the field of foreign exchange, no high-frequency trading company has started and developed as quickly as XTX Markets. Within less than ten years, Alex Gerko has amassed a fortune of $11 billion, becoming the UK’s top taxpayer.

Algorithm-driven, daily trading volume of $250 billion

XTX is headquartered near King’s Cross in London and was founded in 2015. Its core competitiveness lies in using machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify and trade price patterns and anomalies in foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, and cryptocurrency markets.

The company claims its average daily trading volume in global markets is about $250 billion.

XTX's main competitors include Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities, which also provides client trading. However, XTX is relatively smaller in scale and has about 250 employees.

Despite being smaller than its rivals, XTX has maintained an outstanding advantage in profitability thanks to its highly automated business model. Its robust growth trajectory has never been interrupted since its founding.

Accumulating wealth rapidly, funding space telescope projects

A previous article by Wallstreetcn noted that in London, in the field of foreign exchange, no high-frequency trading company has started, then developed, as quickly as XTX Markets. Nor is there a Russian-born mathematician like Alex Gerko who, within less than ten years, has amassed $11 billion in wealth and become the UK’s top taxpayer.

With this accumulation of wealth, Gerko set up a personal family office in 2024 called Cromulon Capital—inspired by the head-shaped planet in the American sci-fi comedy “Rick and Morty.”

This name reflects Gerko’s strong interest in science—he is currently funding the construction of a space telescope in Chile.

In the field of philanthropy, XTX recently donated $40 million to the non-profit Global Talent Fund to support 150 students in attending top universities—the company’s largest single donation to date.

Venture capital reach: 35 AI startups

XTX is also active in early-stage venture capital. According to its official website, the company has invested in at least 35 startups focused on artificial intelligence, spanning healthcare, software, and other industries.

Specific investments include autonomous driving company Wayve, semiconductor startup Groq, and AI voice company Voiceitt.

This investment portfolio is highly consistent with XTX's own business logic centered around AI and machine learning, and also demonstrates Gerko’s intent to extend technological advantages from trading into a broader technology ecosystem.

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