Australian billionaire
Andrew Budzinski (born May 1975) is an Australian billionaire businessman who is the founder of IC Markets, aforex andCFD brokerage firm based inSydney .[ 1] [ 2] He was ranked as the 65th wealthiestAustralian in 2024 with a net worth ofA$2.71 billion.[ 3] [ 4]
Early life and education [ edit ] Andrew Budzinski was born in May 1975 in Australia.[ 5] [ 6] He attended theUniversity of Western Australia , where he graduated with a degree infinance andmarketing .[ 7]
Budzinski began his career as astockbroker .[ 6] Later, he worked as a compliance officer forCMC Markets .[ 8]
In 2007, Budzinski founded IC Markets.[ 6] The company has been the subject of multipleclass actions .[ 9] [ 10]
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