Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LUTNICK HOWARD W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BGC Partners, Inc. [BGCP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/17/2011   M   1,500,000 A $ 5.1 10,048,091 D  
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               6,703,400 (1) (2) I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 $ 5.1 02/17/2011   M     1,500,000   (4) 10/19/2011 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,500,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LUTNICK HOWARD W
C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC.
499 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X   X   Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   02/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The 6,703,400 shares of Class A Common Stock consist of (i) 388,812 shares held by CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM"), (ii) 2,050,197 shares represented by deferred stock distributions receivable by CFGM, (iii) 175,589 shares held by a trust f/b/o the descendants of the reporting person, of which the reporting person's spouse is one of two trustees and the reporting person has limited powers to remove and replace such trustees (the "Trust"), (iv) 1,610,182 shares represented by deferred stock distributions receivable by the Trust, (v) 23,780 shares represented by deferred stock distributions receivable by the reporting person's spouse, (vi) 2,048,000 shares represented by deferred stock distributions receivable by KBCR Management Partners, LLC, (vii) 254,989 shares held in the reporting person's 401(k) account, (viii) 101,485 shares held in a Keogh retirement acocunt f/b/o the Reporting Person, (ix) 437 shares held in the reporting person's spouse's IRA, (continued in Footnote 2)
(2) (x) 23,671 shares held by trust accounts f/b/o the reporting person and members of his immediate family; (xi) 9,743 shares held in custodial accounts f/b/o certain members of the reporting person's family under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, and (xii) 16,515 shares held in the reporting person's IRA. Does not include 780,646 shares acquired upon the previously reported exercise of exchange rights with respect to 780,646 BGC Holdings, L.P. Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests because such 780,646 shares were deemed in previous reports to have been distributed in connection with Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.'s ("CFLP") deferred stock distribution obligations provided to certain current and former partners of CFLP on April 1, 2008.
(3) CFGM is the Managing General Partner of CFLP, and the reporting person is the President and sole stockholder of CFGM. KBCR is a non-managing General Partner of CFLP, and the reporting person is the managing member of KBCR. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares in excess of his pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of, or has pecuniary interest in, any such excess shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(4) The options generally vest ratably on a quarterly basis over a four year period beginning ont he date of grant, October 19, 2001.

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