EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
FCStone Group, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 333-125889 and 333-134941 on Form S-8 of FCStone Group, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated November 14, 2008 with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of FCStone Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of August 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2008, and the related financial statement schedules, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2008, which report appears in the August 31, 2008 annual report on Form 10-K/A of FCStone Group, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
November 19, 2008