KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FCStone Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:FCSX - News), a commodity risk management firm, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) with management to review the company's fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and full year results.

Conference Call & Web Cast

The fourth quarter and full year conference call will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (ET). A live webcast of the conference call as well as a replay will be available online on the company's corporate website at http://www.fcstone.com. Participants can also access the call by dialing 800-240-5318 (within the United States and Canada), or 303-262-2053 (international callers). A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call has ended and will be available until 11:59 p.m. (CT) on Friday, December 12, 2008. To access the replay, dial 800-405-2236 (within the United States and Canada), or 303-590-3000 (international callers) and enter the conference ID number: 11122158#.

About FCStone Group, Inc.

FCStone Group, Inc., along with its affiliates, is an integrated commodity risk management company providing risk management consulting and transaction execution services to commercial commodity intermediaries, end-users and producers. The firm assists primarily middle market customers in optimizing their profit margins and mitigating exposure to commodity price risk. In addition to risk management consulting services, FCStone, LLC, operates one of the leading independent clearing and execution platforms for exchange-traded futures and options contracts. FCStone Group, Inc., serves more than 7,500 customers and in the 12 months ended May 31, 2008, executed 98.8 million derivative contracts in the exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets. The FCStone Group companies work in all the major commodity areas including agriculture, energy, renewable fuels, foods, forestry, cotton and textile, dairy and currency exchange. Headquartered in the Midwest, it has offices located throughout the world and is a clearing member of all major North American Futures exchanges. FCStone Group, Inc., trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ``FCSX.''

          FCStone Group, Inc.
          Investor inquiries:
          Bill Dunaway
          816-410-7129
          billd@fcstone.com