FORM 4 ☐ Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MERKEL STEPHEN M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BGC Partners, Inc. [ BGCP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) EVP and General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/18/2023
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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)	Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication ☐ Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	5/18/2023		A		256,627 (1)	A	(1)	346,993	D
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	5/18/2023		F(2)		60,102 (2)	D	$4.61 (2)	286,891	D
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								6,258	I	By various trusts (3)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								42,425	I	By 401(k) Plan (4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On May 18, 2023, BGC Partners, Inc. (the "Company") granted to the reporting person 256,627 shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), following the redemption of 256,627 non-exchangeable limited partnership interests of BGC Holdings, L.P. for zero. The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and was exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The transaction described in this footnote (1) was made in connection with the Company's corporate conversion transaction.
(2)	In connection with the transaction described in footnote (1) above, the reporting person surrendered to the Company an aggregate of 60,102 shares of Class A Common Stock in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act to pay taxes.
(3)	Represents shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company held in trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's immediate family, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee of each trust.
(4)	Represents shares of Class A Common Stock held in the reporting person's 401(k) account as of April 30, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MERKEL STEPHEN M C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC. 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022			EVP and General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Stephen M. Merkel		5/22/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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