BGC Partners Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results

NEW YORK, July 25, 2011 -

- Declares Quarterly Dividend

- Conference Call to Discuss Results Rescheduled for Today

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (”BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial markets, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  

A complete and full-text financial results press release, including information about BGC’s financial results conference call, is accessible at the “Investor Relations” section of www.bgcpartners.com.  It is also available directly at any of the following web pages:

www.bgcpartners.com/ir (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

www.bgcpartners.com/ir-news (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

www.bgcpartners.com/news-centre/press-releases (PDF only)

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About BGC Partners, Inc.

BGC Partners is a leading global broker primarily servicing the wholesale financial markets, specializing in the brokering of a broad range of financial products, including fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, structured products and other instruments. BGC also provides a full range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, processing, information, and other back office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions.  BGC’s integrated platform is designed to provide flexibility to customers with regard to price discovery, execution and processing of transactions, and enables them to use voice, hybrid, or where available, fully electronic brokerage services in connection with transactions executed either OTC or through an exchange. Through its eSpeed, BGC Trader, and BGC Market Data brands, the Company offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to select financial instruments and markets.  BGC’s customers include many of the world’s largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments and investment firms. Named after fixed income trading innovator B. Gerald Cantor, BGC has offices in 25 cities, located in New York and London, as well as in Aspen, Beijing, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Garden City, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Nyon, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sarasota, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, West Palm Beach, and Zurich.

Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements by BGC Partners

Statements in this press release regarding BGC Partners’ business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC Partners’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in our public filings which we incorporate by reference, including our most recent 10-K and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent 10-Q or 8-K filings.

Americas Media: Hannah Sloane, +1-212-294-7938, hsloane at bgcpartners.com; or EMEA & APAC Media: Deborah Spencer, +44-207-894-7961, dspencer at bgcpartners.com; or Investors: Jason McGruder, +1-212-829-4988, jmcgruder at bgcpartners.com, or Ben Goldman, +1-212-610-3680, bgoldman at bgcpartners.com