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New York, May 16, 2012 – GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets, has been named the 2012 Broker of the Year for Energy Risk magazine’s 16th Annual Awards.

GFI Group, including wholly-owned subsidiary Amerex and the StarSupply division of GFI, was selected from among the industry’s largest market players because of GFI’s impressive growth in the energy and commodities sectors — both in terms of revenue and new customers.

Another factor contributing to the award was GFI’s technological advances, including the enhancements to the EnergyMatch® platform which highlights the firm’s continued innovation in products, services and technology.

Colin Heffron, GFI Group President said “We are very happy to receive this honour from Energy Risk. At GFI, Amerex and Starsupply we strive to provide the highest quality service and products to our clients along with cutting edge technology. We continue to evolve our product offering and technology in energy and commodities on a global scale”.

The Energy Risk “Broker of the Year” award is bestowed annually, the winner being selected amongst the major commodities brokers. The judging panel comprised the Energy Risk editorial staff and two outside expert advisors.

GFI Group and Amerex provide access to global energy, power and emissions markets through a hybrid approach that combines voice brokering with state-of-the-art electronic trading platforms: EnergyMatch® and EnergyMatch® Europe.

About GFI Group Inc.
GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.
Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,100 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFISM, GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

About Amerex Brokers LLC
Founded in 1978, Amerex is a leading over-the-counter energy brokerage offering services in electricity, natural gas, emission credits and allowances, renewable energy credits, retail energy procurement, energy consulting and energy data services. From its office in Houston,
Amerex offers liquidity and timely execution to meet the needs of a global client network of more than 1,000 firms including thousands of traders and risk management professionals. For additional information, please visit www.amerexenergy.com. Amerex Brokers LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GFI Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GFIG), a leading inter-dealer broker specializing in over-the-counter derivatives products and related securities. GFI provides brokerage services, trading system software and market data and analytics software products for a range of credit, financial, equity and commodity instruments. GFI operates one of the largest OTC energy brokerage businesses in North America both directly and through its Amerex and StarSupply businesses.

Forward-looking statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:
Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

Melissa Mundy
Vice President, Marketing & Data Services
Amerex Brokers LLC
One Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Suite 700
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Tel: (281) 340 5206
mmundy@amerexenergy.com

New York, May 9, 2012 – GFI Group announced today the release of FENICS Professional™ version 12.2, a new generation of the award winning FX option platform which brings together pricing, distribution, bilateral trading and risk management capabilities for FX options.

FENICS Professional 12.2 focuses on expanding the functionality in FENICS? Sales and includes a Trade Strategy Wizard that helps sales teams select the optimal product based on the client’s needs from the institution’s list of approved products to offer their clients.

Richard Brunt, Global Head of GFI FENICS® said: “This latest release includes new functionality that has been designed in close collaboration with our current clients”

Brunt continues, “As our clients rolled out FENICS Sales to more generalist sales teams, they asked us to add a customizable sales wizard to assist users in finding the right product for their client through a series of intuitive questions.”

The new functionality is a natural extension of the FENICS Sales module. This module, launched in 2011, includes tools for volatility tiering (by counterparty), internal RFQ, bespoke termsheets and mirror ticketing. The Trade Strategy Wizard offers multilingual front end, bespoke workflow logic and full security functionality to control individual user access.

FENICS Professional is a suite of pricing, trading, risk management and STP (straight-through processing) components allowing customers to control, monitor and oversee a comprehensive range of FX option trading and lifecycle management from one single interface.  The new generation FENICS Professional 12.2 includes other enhancements including improved deployment solutions, additional customizable alerts to internal RFQ (Sales to Trading), additional editing functionality to structures and an enhanced GFI FX option volatility market data feed covering over 110 currency pairs.

GFI FENICS, which celebrates its 25^th anniversary this year, has been providing leading FX derivatives software since 1987. Its products are licensed to over 350 institutions worldwide with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions. Clients include banks, multinational corporations, brokers, and hedge funds.

About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

GFI FENICS is a division of Fenics Software Limited. Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,100 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFISM, GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, April 30, 2012 – GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) announced today that California based Union Bank has upgraded their existing agreement with GFI FENICSSM to include the full suite of FENICS Professional™ Pricing and Analytic tools.

Union Bank will utilize FENICS Professional for FX options price discovery, portfolio management and downstream STP (straight-through processing) of trades into its back office system. Union Bank traders and sales team will have access to FENICS Professional’s Sales Module allowing them to build, price, and communicate the details of FX Options structures with speed and efficiency.

Beverly Henretty, Manager of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Sales at Union Bank said, “We’re very pleased to build on our relationship with FENICS and upgrade to FENICS Professional. In addition to the powerful suite of software tools provided, we continue to be impressed by the excellent customer support that GFI FENICS provides as part of their standard service.”

Richard Brunt, Global Head of GFI FENICS & Market Data Services stated: “Union Bank is a very valuable client to us and we are delighted that Union Bank has taken our relationship to the next level and invested in FENICS Professional as the system of choice to develop its expanding FX option business into the future” and added, “North America is an important market for us where we are growing strongly by adding new clients and expanding our relationships with existing clients.”.

A client of GFI FENICS since 2003, Union Bank is extending its agreement for a further three years.

FENICS Professional is a suite of pricing, trading, risk management and STP (straight-through processing) components allowing customers to control, monitor and oversee a comprehensive range of FX option trading and lifecycle management from one single interface.

GFI FENICS has been providing leading FX derivatives software since 1987. Its products are licensed to over 350 institutions worldwide with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions. Clients include banks, multinational corporations, brokers, and hedge funds.

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About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

GFI FENICS is a division of Fenics Software Limited. Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,100 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFISM, GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:
Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, April 23, 2012 – GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) and QUICK Corp. announced today that they have taken their relationship a step further and signed an agreement whereby GFI will supply QUICK with credit derivatives market data as of April 23, 2012.

GFI Group, via its GFI Market Data division, has supplied QUICK with FX options market data and has been doing so since October 2005.

Gakuji Takahashi, Executive General Manager of QUICK Corp. said, “QUICK is very pleased to enter into this new agreement which will allow us to supply our customers with GFI credit derivatives market data. GFI Group covers a broad range of credit derivative market data, such as sovereign and single name credit default swaps CDS. We believe that the broad coverage to be brought by this relationship will certainly benefit QUICK users as it provides them with a strong tool to support their daily business as well as to continue to meet their requirements in a changing financial environment “ and added, “We are working positively to meet our clients’ needs and expectations.”

Philip Winstone, Global Head of Market Data at GFI stated: “Market data is only as good as its source, and GFI is a globally recognised information hub for credit derivative products. We are very pleased to be able to offer QUICK Corp’s clients access to GFI’s global credit default swap curves and global index and tranche data” and added, “In recognition of today’s demand to have access to independent, accurate and timely data, across the enterprise, GFI’s Credit Derivative data will be available to QUICK’s desktop and enterprise customers”.

GFI is internationally recognized by the market as the No.1 wholesale broker in credit derivatives. GFI’s award winning credit derivatives brokerage desks and its CreditMatch® electronic trading platform help to provide a unique source of real independent market data on the credit derivative markets.

QUICK Corp. is the principal Japanese financial information vendor and a financial information provider in the Nikkei Group. It supplies information to customers in the securities and financial markets. Their service offer includes Japanese, Asian and Global real-time financial information, as well as news and historical information.

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About GFI Market Data
GFI is uniquely positioned to provide the capital markets with specific suites of data. GFI Market Data refers to actual market prices and trade information, reflecting real market sentiment not just indications gleaned through consensus pricing. GFI Market Data’s product suite includes CDS, bonds, FX options, equities, interest rates and energy and commodities data.

GFI Market Data is the brand under which Fenics Software Limited operates its market data business.

About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

About QUICK Corp.

As a financial information vendor in the Nikkei Group, QUICK distributes real-time global securities and financial information as well as political and economic information. It provides comprehensive solutions to the securities and financial market with services for supporting asset management, order routing and execution and network construction and maintenance.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379

patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, April 10, 2012 – GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG), announced today that it has extended its long-standing relationship with QUICK Corp.  GFI will continue to provide FX Options market data to the Japanese corporation. QUICK Corp. is part of the Nikkei Group of companies.

Gakuji Takahashi, Executive General Manager of QUICK Corp. said, “QUICK is pleased to renew its contract with GFI and continue the long standing and very active business partnership we have. GFI’s data services are pivotal to our customer base when making trading decisions in the OTC markets”, and added, “This agreement with GFI will enable us to continue to provide our customers with authoritative market data across Japan and worldwide. Through the partnership with GFI, QUICK works positively to meet the clients’ high expectations.”

Philip Winstone, Global Head of Market Data at GFI stated: “We have provided our FX Options market data to QUICK Corp. and their clients since 2005 and are very honoured to extend this agreement. The need for high quality real market priced FX Options has never been higher and, by extending this long standing relationship, QUICK’s client base will continue to get access to over 100 FX Option currency pairs sourced from our data“.

The currencies offered via QUICK include a significant number of Japanese Yen cross currency option volatility surfaces that will be of particular relevance to the Japanese company’s client base. Currency pair coverage from GFI Market Data has grown significantly since the data was added in 2005; at the present time it covers 20 Yen crosses.

QUICK Corp. is the principal Japanese financial information vendor and a financial information provider in the Nikkei Group. It supplies information to customers in the securities and financial markets. Their service offer includes Japanese, Asian and Global real-time financial information, as well as news and historical information.

About GFI Market Data
GFI is uniquely positioned to provide the capital markets with specific suites of data. GFI Market Data refers to actual market prices and trade information, reflecting real market sentiment not just indications gleaned through consensus pricing. GFI Market Data’s product suite includes CDS, bonds, FX options, equities, interest rates and energy and commodities data.

GFI Market Data is the brand under which Fenics Software Limited operates its market data business.

Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

About GFI Group Inc.
GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets. GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

About QUICK Corp.
As a financial information vendor in the Nikkei Group, QUICK distributes real-time global securities and financial information as well as political and economic information. It provides comprehensive solutions to the securities and financial market with services for supporting asset management, order routing and execution and network construction and maintenance.

Forward-looking statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez

Vice President – Public Relations

GFI Group Inc.

55 Water Street, 28th Floor

New York, NY 10041

Tel: (212) 968 2964

Mob: (646) 717 4379

patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, March 28, 2012 – GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) announced today that HPI Financial Group, a regional asset management house headquartered in Hong Kong, has licensed FENICS Professional™, a trading and risk management system for foreign exchange and commodity options provided by GFI FENICS®.  FENICS Professional will help manage HPI’s rapidly expanding commodity derivatives business.

HPI has deployed FENICS Professional which includes: FENICS Sales, FENICS Trader™, FENICS Exotic Maths Models and the scalable trading solution, FENICS Enterprise, which enable HPI’s clients to perform trading and portfolio management of their commodities options through HPI’s mobile trading platform.

Philip Lau, CEO of HPI Financial Group said, “At HPI, we offer innovative trading solutions to our clients across the region, and GFI FENICS has helped us to increase trading transparency and efficiency.  We want to develop a mobile trading platform that provides the best user experience using the FENICS Professional package enhances our system’s capabilities to price and manage the risks of our derivative products and also helps our clients to perform real-time trading, portfolio analysis and margin level checking for both vanilla and exotic options.”

“We are delighted that HPI Financial Group has chosen to deploy FENICS Professional in Hong Kong” said Richard Brunt, Global Head of GFI FENICS & Market Data Services. “The ability for FENICS to be used as an engine for pricing and execution has been proven once again by HPI with their successful retail platform that is ‘Powered by FENICS’.  FENICS continues to grow and develop its footprint in branch and retail businesses globally” he further commented.

HPI’s CEO Lau added: “The scalability of the FENICS Professional solution equips our firm with a seamless technology to meet the growing demand of our business.” 

HPI Financial Group is a regional financial group, headquartered in Hong Kong, providing all-round financial services in asset management, option trading and financial planning to clients including financial institutions, funds, corporate and individual investors.

FENICS Professional is a suite of pricing, trading, risk management and STP (straight-through processing) components allowing customers to control, monitor and oversee a comprehensive range of FX option trading and lifecycle management from one single interface.

GFI FENICS has been providing leading FX derivatives software since 1987. Its products are licensed to over 350 institutions worldwide with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions. Clients include banks, multinational corporations, brokers, and hedge funds.

About GFI Group Inc.
GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets.
GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, March 20, 2012 – GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:”GFIG”), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with the US corporation Summit Energy by which GFI will supply Summit with market data on European gas, power, emissions and coal. GFI will provide historical data as well as streaming updates.

Mark Daubney, a trader at Summit Energy stated: “We use GFI data screens to monitor the wholesale markets and ensure that when dealing with suppliers and or banks to purchase energy and commodities they are reflective of current spreads and prices offered in the OTC market”.

“We are very pleased to welcome Summit Energy as a client – a further sign of our expansion into the US market” said Sue Poulin, Commercial Head of GFI FENICS and Market Data for the Americas, “Due to our highly experienced brokers and our systems being deeply penetrated into these markets, we are confident we will provide Summit with the quality data in energy and the commodities it requires.”.

Summit Energy provides energy management and sustainability services to organizations in a wide range of industries. Summit Energy began in 1991 as a small natural gas consulting firm in Louisville, KY, USA. Summit Energy has grown into a global company that excels in leading companies to cost-effective and sustainable energy.

Through GFI EnergyMatch® Europe, GFI Group’s energy and commodities electronic trading platform for Europe, GFI Market Data provides a comprehensive view of executable and executed prices in the Power, Gas, Emissions, Coal and Freight markets. EnergyMatch ® Europe runs on Trayport®’s Broker Trading System^SM technology. Trayport is a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide. It develops, deploys and supports quality, resilient software for trading in any asset class worldwide in cleared or OTC markets.

 About GFI Market Data
GFI is uniquely positioned to provide the capital markets with specific suites of data. GFI Market Data refers to actual market prices and trade information, reflecting real market sentiment not just indications gleaned through consensus pricing. GFI Market Data’s product suite includes CDS, bonds, FX options, equities, interest rates and energy and commodities data.

GFI Market Data is the brand under which Fenics Software Limited operates its market data business. Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

 About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets.

GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez

Vice President – Public Relations

GFI Group Inc.

55 Water Street, 28th Floor

New York, NY 10041

Tel: (212) 968 2964

Mob: (646) 717 4379

patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, February 21, 2012 – GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) announced today that Cleveland based KeyBank has upgraded its existing agreement with GFI FENICS^SM to include the full suite of FENICS Professional™ Pricing and Analytic tools. In addition, KeyBank will expand the use of FENICS Professional to new users and locations.

KeyBank will utilise FENICS Professional for FX options price discovery, portfolio management and automated downstream STP (straight-through processing) of trades into its back office system.  Moreover, the new agreement will also provide KeyBank’s traders and sales team access to the FENICS Professional’s Sales Module that will allow them to build, price, and communicate the details of complex FX Options structures with speed and efficiency.

Kevin Kruszenski, Managing Director and Manager of Foreign Exchange Trading at KeyBank said, “FENICS Professional provides us with the full suite of tools we need to support and grow our business. We are excited to expand our agreement with GFI FENICS and benefit from the new functionality provided with the FENICS Professional suite”.

Richard Brunt, Global Head of GFI FENICS & Market Data Services stated: “Our business continues to grow strongly in North America by adding new clients and expanding our relationships with existing clients. We are delighted that KeyBank has taken our relationship to the next level and invested in FENICS Professional as the system of choice to develop its expanding FX option business into the future”.

A client of GFI FENICS since 1997, KeyBank is extending its agreement for a further three years.

FENICS Professional is a suite of pricing, trading, risk management and STP (straight-through processing) components allowing customers to control, monitor and oversee a comprehensive range of FX option trading and lifecycle management from one single interface.

GFI FENICS has been providing leading FX derivatives software since 1987. Its products are licensed to over 350 institutions worldwide with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions. Clients include banks, multinational corporations, brokers, and hedge funds.

FENICS Professional is provided by GFI FENICS, a part of GFI Group.

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About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets.

GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

GFI FENICS is a division of Fenics Software Limited. Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, February 7, 2012 – The RHB Banking Group, a leading Malaysian Bank, has licensed FENICS Professional™ from GFI Group, Inc. (NYSE: GFIG). The bank has deployed FENICS Professional version 12.1 which includes the new functionalities:  FENICS ^SM Sales, FENICS Trader™ and the latest version of FENICS ^SM Exotic Maths Models.

FENICS Professional provides the RHB Banking Group with capabilities such as volatility surface management, internal RFQ (request for quote) and automatic term sheet generation.

Mr. Johari Muid, Managing Director, RHB Bank, commented, “Licensing FENICS Professional is a step further in our relationship with GFI FENICS. At RHB, we work to be on top of the market with the range and depth of services and products we can offer our clients.”

“We are very happy that the RHB Banking Group has chosen to deploy FENICS Professional and that they have decided to expand their usage of our capabilities”, said Elliott Hann, Head of Sales for GFI FENICS^SM  in Asia. “RHB is now equipped with the latest version of our system which provides a broader range of tools for their FX derivatives business”. 

RHB Banking Group is currently the fourth largest fully integrated financial service group in Malaysia and has been a client of GFI FENICS since 2008.

FENICS Professional is a suite of pricing, trading, risk management and STP (straight-through processing) components allowing customers to control, monitor and oversee a comprehensive range of FX option trading and lifecycle management from one single interface.

GFI FENICS has been providing leading FX derivatives software since 1987. Its products are licensed to over 350 institutions worldwide with thousands of users benefiting from its solutions. Clients include banks, multinational corporations, brokers, and hedge funds.

FENICS Professional is provided by GFI FENICS, a part of GFI Group.

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About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets.

GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

GFI FENICS is a division of Fenics Software Limited. Fenics Software Limited is a subsidiary of GFI Group Inc.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com

New York, January 17, 2012 – GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with E.ON Edis. GFI will supply E.ON Edis with historical data as well as streaming updates.

E.ON Group is one of the most important international players within the power industry and a leader in generation and distribution of gas and electric power. The company’s operations are concentrated on the markets of Western and Central Europe, Great Britain, Scandinavia, and USA.

Mario Vogler, E.ON Edis Energy Grid Manager said: “We use the data from GFI as a market price monitor as a part of our daily electricity procurement. The data gives us a very comprehensive market overview; it even includes data from the commodity market which we greatly value” and added, “GFI Market Data is very easy to operate and works very quickly.”

“We are very happy to have this opportunity to work with E.ON Edis” said Shai Popat, Head of European Sales at GFI Market Data.” We provide an independent and comprehensive view of the energy markets. Our data derives from our brokers as well as from our premier electronic trading screen for energy and commodities, EnergyMatch® Europe. This gives a great insight into the market, providing a view of liquidity and actual market values.”

E.ON Edis AG is a member of E.ON Group involved in distribution of power and gas within the territory of federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg – Hither Pomerania. The company is also a shareholder of a number of media suppliers – including supplies of heat to numerous cities in East Germany. 

Sourced directly from GFI EnergyMatch® Europe, GFI Group’s energy and commodities electronic  trading platform for Europe, GFI Market Data provides a comprehensive view of executable and executed prices in the Power, Gas, Emissions, Coal and Freight markets.

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About GFI Market Data
GFI is uniquely positioned to provide the capital markets with specific suites of data. GFI Market Data refers to actual market prices and trade information, reflecting real market sentiment not just indications gleaned through consensus pricing. GFI Market Data’s product suite includes CDS, bonds, FX options, equities, interest rates and energy and commodities data.

GFI Market Data is the brand under which Fenics Software Limited operates its market data business.

About GFI Group Inc.

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”) is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage services, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets.

GFI Group Inc. provides brokerage services, market data, trading platform and analytics software products to institutional clients in markets for a range of fixed income, financial, equity and commodity instruments.

Headquartered in New York, GFI was founded in 1987 and employs more than 2,200 people with additional offices in London, Paris, Nyon, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Cape Town, Santiago, Bogota, Dubai, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Calgary, Los Angeles and Sugar Land (TX). GFI Group Inc. provides services and products to over 2,600 institutional clients, including leading investment and commercial banks, corporations, insurance companies and hedge funds. Its brands include GFI(SM), GFInet®, CreditMatch®, GFI ForexMatch®, EnergyMatch®, FENICS®, Starsupply®, Amerex®, Trayport® and Kyte®.

Forward-looking statement

Certain matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “may,” “might,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of GFI Group Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: economic, political and market factors affecting trading volumes; securities prices or demand for the Company’s brokerage services; competition from current and new competitors; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including highly-qualified brokerage personnel; the Company’s ability to identify and develop new products and markets; changes in laws and regulations governing the Company’s business and operations or permissible activities; the Company’s ability to manage its international operations; financial difficulties experienced by the Company’s customers or key participants in the markets in which the Company focuses its brokerage services; the Company’s ability to keep up with technological changes; uncertainties relating to litigation and the Company’s ability to assess and integrate acquisition prospects. Further information about factors that could affect the Company’s financial and other results is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For any queries or additional information please contact:

Patricia Gutierrez
Vice President – Public Relations
GFI Group Inc.
55 Water Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10041
Tel: (212) 968 2964
Mob: (646) 717 4379
patricia.gutierrez@gfigroup.com