BGC Partners Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Announcement To Be Made Prior To Market Open On Thursday, July 28, 2011

New York, NY – June 16, 2011 – BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a leading global brokerage company servicing the wholesale financial markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release by 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 28, 2011.  This advisory release will notify the public that a complete and full-text financial results press release has become accessible at the “Investor Relations” section of https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com.  The complete second quarter 2011 financial results release is also expected to be available on that date by 8:00 a.m. ET directly at any of the following web pages:

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/ir  (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/ir-news (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or PDF)

https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com/news-centre/press-releases (PDF only)

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results.

WHO:        BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:  BGCP)
WHAT:       Second Quarter 2011 financial results conference call
WHEN:    Thursday, July 28, at 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: The “Investor Relations” section at https://bgcpartnersprd.wpengine.com
HOW:     Listeners must have a Real Media or Windows Media plug-in and headphones or speakers in order to listen to the webcast or its replay.

Additionally, call participants may dial in with the following information:

LIVE CALL:
Date – Start Time:         07/28/2011 10:00 AM Eastern Time
U.S. Dial In:             888-713-4205
International Dial In:         617-213-4862
Participant Passcode:         12997305
Pre Registration:         https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PH9XPAMPC

REPLAY:
Available From – To:         07/28/2011 12:00 PM – 08/04/2011 11:59 PM
U.S. Dial In:             888-286-8010
International Dial In:         617-801-6888
Passcode:             77346697

(Note: If clicking on the above links does not open up a new web page, you may need to cut and paste the above urls into your browser’s address bar.)
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company 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 24 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, São Paulo, Sarasota, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, and West Palm Beach.

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.

CONTACTS
Americas Media:
Hannah Sloane
212-294-7938
hsloane@bgcpartners.com

EMEA & APAC Media:
Deborah Spencer
+ 44 207 894 7961
dspencer@bgcpartners.com
Investors:
Chris Walters
212-294-8059
cwalters@bgcpartners.com

Jason McGruder
212-829-4988
jmcgruder@bgcpartners.com