Andrew Budzinski

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Andrew Budzinski
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Perth , Western Australia, Australia
Nationality Australian
Citizenship Cyprus
Alma mater University of Western Australia
Occupations
Known forFounder of IC Markets
Board member ofIC Markets

Andrew Budzinski (born May 1975) is an Australian billionaire businessman who is the founder of IC Markets, a forex and CFD brokerage firm based in Sydney. [1] [2]

Biography

Andrew Budzinski was born in May 1975 in Perth , Western Australia. [3] [4] He attended the University of Western Australia, where he graduated with a degree in finance and marketing. [5]

Budzinski began his career as a stockbroker. [4] Later, he worked as a compliance officer for CMC Markets. [6] In 2007, Budzinski founded IC Markets. [4] The company has been the subject of multiple class actions. [7] [8]

As of May 2025, the Financial Review in the 2025 Rich List assessed Budzinski's net worth at A$2.83  billion. [9] [10] [11] Budzinski, who lives in Cyprus, sold his Dalkeith , Perth home in 2023 for A$8.26 million. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Crypto billionaire's Dalkeith mansion breaks price record". The West Australian . 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Meet the WA-linked crypto billionaire you've never heard of". The West Australian . 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Budzinski".
  4. 1 2 3 Stensholt, John (7 January 2022). "Meet IC Markets founder Andrew Budzinski, the crypto and Forex trader who got paid $900m". The Australian . Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 Campbell, Bonnie (8 March 2023). "Luxury Dalkeith mansion sells for $8.26m, filmmaker lists in Bronte" . Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Financier probes AMP share trade". The Age. 8 May 2004.
  7. ↑ Matthews, Sam (9 February 2024). "Third law firm 'waiting in the wings' to file class action against IC Markets". Lawyerly.
  8. ↑ "IC Markets' Andrew Budzinski class action alleges misled investors". ABC News . 26 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Redrup, Yolanda (30 May 2025). "Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b" . Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Stensholt, John; Rowbotham, Jill (15 March 2024). "Richest 250: full list of Australia's wealthiest people of 2024". The Australian . Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Topic | Rich List". Australian Financial Review. 26 September 2024.
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