<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000913760-25-000167.txt : 20250813
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250813124525
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000913760-25-000167
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-HR/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250813
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250813
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250813

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StoneX Group Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913760
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES [6200]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	09 Crypto Assets
		EIN:				592921318
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		13F-HR/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-17573
		FILM NUMBER:		251210106

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		230 PARK AVE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-485-3500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		230 PARK AVE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10169

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTL FCSTONE INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110302

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931020
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      <additionalInformation>During an internal review of StoneX Group Inc.'s Section 13(f) reporting practices we discovered the quarterly filings from Q4 2021 through Q1 2025 under-reported the total number of securities, shares and market values. The errors involved all Other Reporting Managers: StoneX Advisors Inc., StoneX Financial Inc., and Trust Advisory Group, Ltd.   The review identified four main causes:  1. Missing Market Making Accounts; Between Q4 2021 and Q4 2024, three market making accounts were inadvertently excluded from the Firm's filings.   2. Formula Error in Excel; From Q1 2022 to Q4 2022, the Firm mistakenly used "XLOOKUP" functionality instead of "SUMIF" in Excel causing only the first instance of a CUSIP to be counted.  3. Failure to Implement Rule Change; SEC Rule 87 FR 38943 requiring all dollar values to be rounded to the nearest dollar, rather than to the nearest one thousand dollars, was not properly implemented from Q4 2022 to Q1 2025.  4. Excel Scientific Notation Error; Between Q4 2021 and Q1 2025, CUSIPs with an "E" were inadvertently converted into scientific notation in Excel. This led to the misidentification of certain reportable securities.</additionalInformation>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>060505104</cusip>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>459200101</cusip>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
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    <nameOfIssuer>SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR</nameOfIssuer>
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    <cusip>81369Y605</cusip>
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    <cusip>33738D879</cusip>
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    <cusip>33740F854</cusip>
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    <cusip>464287226</cusip>
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    <cusip>33739P855</cusip>
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    <cusip>21924B302</cusip>
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      <sshPrnamtType>SH</sshPrnamtType>
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    <investmentDiscretion>DFND</investmentDiscretion>
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    <titleOfClass>COM</titleOfClass>
    <cusip>21924U300</cusip>
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