UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 6, 2009

COWEN GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-52048	84-1702964
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York		10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 562-1000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 6, 2009, Cowen Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibit

99.1	Press Release issued by the Company dated August 6, 2009.

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.

	COWEN GROUP, INC.

Date: August 6, 2009	By:	/s/ Christopher A. White
		Name: Christopher A. White
		Title: Vice President

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