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 *
CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC
  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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
499 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2009
(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               2,439,009 D  
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 09/24/2009   C(1)(2)   2,700,000 (1) (2) A $ 0 2,680,619 (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
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (4)               (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 48,745   48,745 D  
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (4) 09/24/2009   C(1)(2)     2,700,000   (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2,700,000 $ 0 26,399,362 I See footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CF GROUP MANAGEMENT INC
499 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Howard W. Lutnick, President for CF Group Management, Inc.   09/28/2009
**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) On September 24, 2009, 2,700,000 shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into 2,700,000 shares of Class A Common Stock by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP"), of which 134,226 shares were distributed by CFLP on September 24, 2009 to certain current and former partners of CFLP to satisfy certain of CFLP's deferred stock distribution obligations provided to such partners on April 1, 2008. In addition, 6,723 shares of Class A Common Stock were distributed by CFLP on June 1, 2009 and 508,045 shares of Class A Common Stock were distributed by CFLP on August 5, 2009 to certain current and former partners of CFLP to satisfy certain of CFLP's deferred stock distribution obligations provided to such partners on April 1, 2008. (Continued in Footnote 2).
(2) After the distribution of the aggregate 648,994 shares of Class A Common Stock, the aggregate number of remaining shares of Class A Common Stock subject to deferred stock distribution obligations that CFLP is required to distribute to current and former CFLP partners is 24,969,402.
(3) CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM") is the Managing General Partner of CFLP. CFGM disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares in excess of its pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that CFGM 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 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.

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