Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Laurie Ferber, Jacqueline Giammarco and James Ho, signing
singly,the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") a Form ID, Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on EDGAR,
and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer of MF Global Ltd. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5
(including amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and any other forms or
reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the
Company;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3,
4, 5 or Form ID or other form or report, and timely file such form or report
with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact herein may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to
such attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in
the information provided by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact for
purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 or 5
(including amendments thereto) or Form ID and agrees to reimburse the Company
and such attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of the 13th day of August, 2009.

/s/ Edward L. Goldberg
Signature

Edward L. Goldberg
Print Name

Goldberg Edward L 4