Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We have issued our report dated June 24, 2010, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental information of SWS Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the said report in the Registration Statement of SWS Group, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-104446 effective October 11, 1991).
Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
June 24, 2010