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March 16, 2021

Howard W. Lutnick
Chief Executive Officer
BGC Partners, Inc.
499 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Re: BGC Partners, Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S-3
Filed March 8, 2021
File No. 333-253987

Dear Mr. Lutnick:

This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
statement.

Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

Please contact Tonya K.
Aldave at (202) 551-3601 with any questions.

Sincerely,

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance
cc: Christopher T. Jensen,
Esq.