"We will never forget all of our friends and colleagues who perished on 9/11. Charity Day represents our company's fundamental commitment to helping others, and allows us to commemorate the events of that day.  Giving back is our way of remembering those who lost their lives on 9/11, turning a day of tragedy into a positive and uplifting day for our employees and friends," said Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and BGC Partners.

Charity Day is held in commemoration of the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., said, "We are proud to support so many worthy causes and communities in need and are incredibly grateful to our employees, clients and celebrity ambassadors for their support, enthusiasm and generosity. Over the years, we have provided hundreds of charities with resources they need to positively impact the world, which is extremely gratifying for us as a firm."

Distinguished guests representing participating charities joined licensed brokers on the trading floors to conduct transactions with clients. 

Celebrity personalities included Sarah Ferguson, Duchesse of York, HRH Princess Beatrice, Princess of York, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Boomer Esiason, Louis C.K., Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Scarlet Fu, Tom Keene, Mike Golic, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Gayle King.   Celebrity actors included Tony Danza, Steve Buscemi, Zachary Quinto, Kyle MacLachlan, Mary Louise Parker, Rosie Perez, Julianna Margulies and Uzo Aduba. Leading athletes included Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Terrell Owens, Goose Gossage, Jeremy Lin, Jim Leyritz, Dwight "Doc" Gooden, CC Sabathia, Dikembe Mutombo, Joe Girardi, Walt Frazier, Dellin Betances, Julius "Didi" Gregorius, Darryl Strawberry, Joe Namath and Victor Cruz. Top models included Lily Aldridge, Gracie Carvalho, Chase Carter, Daniela Lopez and Josephine Skriver.

To make a donation to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please call (212) 829-4770 or visit www.cantorrelief.org.

About Cantor Fitzgerald:
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald's 1,600 employees serve clients through over 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews.  Edie Lutnick is the President and Co-Founder of The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.

About BGC Partners, Inc.: BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets. BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets. The Company's Financial Services offerings include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader, and BGC Market Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. Real Estate Services are offered through brands including Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Newmark Cornish & Carey, ARA, Computerized Facility Integration, Landauer Valuation & Advisory, and Excess Space. Under these names, the Company provides a wide range of commercial real estate services, including leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services, consulting, project and development management, and property and facilities management.

BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, property owners, real estate investment firms. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP). BGC also has an outstanding bond issuance of Senior Notes due June 15, 2042, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: BGCA). BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com.

BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, FENICS, FENICS.COM, Capitalab, Swaptioniser, Newmark, Grubb & Ellis, and Grubb are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight Frank (Nominees) Limited.

About Charity Day and The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund:
Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate our 658 Cantor and 61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of our global revenues on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the world. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, initially created to assist families of Cantor employees who were lost on 9/11, has since broadened its mission to provide aid to victims of terrorism, natural disasters, emergencies, direct service charities and wounded members of the military.

Charity Day is our way of turning a tragic day into one that is positive and uplifting by helping others. We invite celebrity guests who represent participating charities into our offices to conduct trades with licensed brokers and their clients. To date, Charity Day has raised approximately $137 million for charitable causes around the world, and since its inception the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and distributed over $300 million.  For information about the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund please visit www.cantorrelief.org.

 

 

 

 

 

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