Exhibit 23
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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-74164) and on Form S-8 (No. 333-67752) of
Maxcor Financial Group Inc. of our report dated March 26, 2002 relating to
the consolidated financial statements of Maxcor Financial Group Inc., which
appears in Maxcor Financial Group Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY
March 28, 2002