LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby makes, constitutes, and appoints each of J.
Scott Pintoff and Christopher D'Antuono, each
acting individually, as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority
as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name,
place, and stead of the undersigned to:

1. Prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver, and
file Forms ID, 3, 4 and 5 (including any
amendments thereto) with respect to the
securities of GFI Group Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), which in the
discretion of such attorney-in-fact are required
or advisable to be filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, any national
securities exchanges, and the Company pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the
"Exchange Act");

2. Seek or obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf,
information as to transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including
brokers and employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
authorizes and approves any such release of
information; and

3. Perform any and all other acts which in the
discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary
or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:
1. This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does
not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in
their discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification
of such information;
2. Any documents prepared and/or executed by
either such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
will be in such form and will contain such
information and disclosure as such attorney-in-
fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary
or desirable;
3. Neither the Company nor either of such
attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility to comply with
the requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements, or (iii) any
obligation or liability of the undersigned for
profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act; and
4. This Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance
with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the
reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or appropriate
to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each
such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the
undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-
fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th
day of January, 2005.

Jersey Partners Inc.

/s/ Michael Gooch
By: Michael Gooch
Title: President

STATE OF _____)

COUNTY OF ____)

	On this _____ day of January, 2005, ___________
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged that
s/he executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and official seal.


_________________
Notary Public

My Commission Expires:____________