DGAP-News: BGC Partners Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results Announcement to be Made Prior to Market Open on Thursday, February 17, 2011

BGC Partners, Inc.

22.12.2010 22:00
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Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:00 a.m. ET

NEW YORK, 2010-12-22 22:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGCP), a leading global intermediary to the
wholesale financial markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory
press release at or before 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 17, 2010. 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 http://www.bgcpartners.com. The complete fourth quarter and full year 2010
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:

http://www.bgcpartners.com/ir (an HTML version with Excel financial tables or
PDF)

http://www.bgcpartners.com/ir-news (an HTML version with Excel financial tables
or PDF)

http://www.bgcpartners.com/news-centre/press-releases (PDF only)

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:00
a.m. ET to discuss these results.

WHO: BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGCP)
WHAT: Fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results conference call
WHEN: Thursday, February 17, at 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: The –Investor Relations– section at http://www.bgcpartners.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: 02/17/2011 10:00 AM Eastern Time
U.S. Dial In: 888-680-0890
International Dial 617-213-4857
In:
Participant 77439899
Passcode:
Pre Registration: https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?k
ey=PW8UL74UD
REPLAY:

Available From – To: 02/17/2011 1:00 PM – 02/24/2011
U.S. Dial In: 888-286-8010
International Dial In: 617-801-6888
Passcode: 99505008
(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 global intermediary to 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 Partners 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
financialand non-financial institutions. BGC Partners– 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 BGCantor Market Data brands, the Company also offers
financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to select
financial instruments and markets. BGC Partners– 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 Partners has offices located in 21 cities,
including New York and London, as well as Beijing, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai,
Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Moscow, Nyon, Paris, Rio de
Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Sarasota, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

The BGC Partners, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5785

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
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on March
16, 2010 and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent 10-Q
filings.

CONTACT: BGC Partners, Inc.
Investors:
Chris Walters
212-294-8059
cwalters@bgcpartners.com
Jason McGruder
212-829-4988
jmcgruder@bgcpartners.com
Media:
Florencia Panizza
212-294-7938
fpanizza@bgcpartners.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX

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Language: English
Company: BGC Partners, Inc.

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