SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                                 March 31, 2003
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               Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                           MAXCOR FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                     0-25056                  59-3262958
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File          (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                Number)             Identification No.)


                                One Seaport Plaza
                               New York, New York
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                      10038
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                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (646) 346-7000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                   One New York Plaza, New York, NY 10292
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                   (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
                               Since Last Report)



                         The Exhibit Index is on Page 4

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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c)      Exhibits.

99.1     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
         Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On March 31, 2003, Maxcor Financial Group Inc. (the "Registrant") filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Form 10-K). Pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), the Form 10-K was
accompanied by, as additional correspondence, a certification of the
Registrant's Chief Executive Officer, Gilbert D. Scharf, and its Chief Financial
Officer, Steven R. Vigliotti. A copy of the certification is furnished herewith
and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       MAXCOR FINANCIAL GROUP INC.


                                       By:  /s/ ROGER E. SCHWED
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                                           Name:  Roger E. Schwed
                                           Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                  General Counsel

Date: March 31, 2003


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.              Description                               Page No.
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99.1             Certification of the Chief Executive Officer         5
                 and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant,
                 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.



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