EX-23.1 5 dex231.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Form S-4 Registration Statement (No. 333-151577) of our reports dated February 26, 2008, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of CME Group Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of CME Group Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

August 25, 2008