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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WEIS ALBERT M   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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC., 499 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/04/2013 (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 06/04/2013   A   9,140 (1) A $ 0 266,132 (2) D   Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 06/04/2013   P   10,000 (3) A $ 5.5 276,132 (2) D   Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 06/05/2013   P   5,000 (3) A $ 5.55 281,132 (2) D   Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 06/05/2013   P   5,000 (3) A $ 5.5 286,132 (2) D   Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               2,000 I See footnote (4)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEIS ALBERT M C/O BGC PARTNERS, INC. 499 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022	X

Signatures

/s/ Albert M. Weis		06/06/2013
**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)	The 9,140 shares of Class A Common Stock are represented by 9,140 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the BGC Partners, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. Of the 9,140 RSUs, 4,570 RSUs will vest on June 4, 2014 and 4,570 RSUs will vest on June 4, 2015, provided that the reporting person continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors on such date.
(2)	Includes 15,198 RSUs granted on December 17, 2012, of which 7,599 RSUs will vest on December 17, 2013 and 7,599 RSUs will vest on December 17, 2014, and 4,266 RSUs granted on December 14, 2011, which will vest on December 14, 2013, provided that the reporting person continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors on such date.
(3)	Purchased in open market transactions.
(4)	The 2,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held indirectly by the reporting person consist of (1) 1,000 shares held by the reporting person's spouse and (2) 1,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children.

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