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)
08/27/2010
(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

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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
BGC Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests (1) 08/27/2010   A(2)   188,976     (1)   (1) Class A or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 188,976 $ 2.43 45,439,433 (3) I See footnote (4)
BGC Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests (1) 08/27/2010   A(2)   25,200     (1)   (1) Class A or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 25,200 $ 2.43 45,464,633 (3) I See footnote (4)
BGC Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests (1) 08/31/2010   A(2)   325,400     (1)   (1) Class A or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 325,400 $ 3.88 45,790,033 (3) I See footnote (4)

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, Chief Executive Officer and President   08/31/2010
**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 exchange rights with respect to the BGC Holdings, L.P. ("BGC Holdings") Exchangeable Limited Partnership Interests (the "Interests") owned by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP") are exercisable at any time for shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), of BGC Partners, Inc. ("BGC Partners") (or, at CFLP's option or if there are no additional authorized but unissued shares of Class B Common Stock, shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), of BGC Partners) on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment). The shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) into shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2) Exempt acquisition of Interests from BGC Holdings pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in accordance with the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BGC Holdings, as amended and restated as of March 31, 2008 (as further amended from time to time).
(3) Does not include exchange rights with respect to 18,583,026 Interests assumed in previous reports to have been exercised for shares of Class A Common Stock to satisfy CFLP's deferred stock distribution obligations provided to certain current and former partners of CFLP on April 1, 2008. As of the date of this report, the aggregate number of remaining shares of Class A Common Stock subject to CFLP's deferred stock distribution obligations is 22,029,081, which is assumed to be funded with 3,446,055 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired upon exercise of exchange rights with respect to 3,446,055 Interests on May 28, 2010 and the future exercise of exchange rights with respect to the 18,583,026 Interests.
(4) CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM") is the Managing General Partner of CFLP and the reporting person is the President and sole stockholder of CFGM. 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.

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