Investor Relations News Release

NEW YORK -- Feb. 29, 2008--MF Global (NYSE: MF), a leading broker of exchange-traded futures and options, announced today that six of the company's executive officers and board members purchased stock of MF Global today.

The stock purchases totaled approximately $3 million.

The purchases, the details of which will be found on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Web site later today, were made by:

ABOUT MF GLOBAL

MF Global Ltd. (NYSE: MF), formerly Man Financial, is the leading broker of exchange-listed futures and options in the world. It provides execution and clearing services for exchange- traded and over-the counter derivative products as well as for non-derivative foreign exchange products and securities in the cash market. MF Global is uniquely diversified across products, trading markets, customers and regions. Its worldwide client base of more than 130,000 active accounts ranges from financial institutions, industrial groups, hedge funds and other asset managers to professional traders and private/retail clients. MF Global operates in 12 countries on more than 70 exchanges, providing access to the largest and fastest growing financial markets in the world. It is the leader by volume on many of these markets and on a single day averages six million lots, more than most of the world's largest derivatives exchanges. For more information, please visit mfglobal.com.