BGC Partners' Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Financial Results Announcement to be Issued Prior to Market Open on Wednesday, February 12, 2014

-- Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC," or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial and real estate markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release by 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. This advisory release will notify the public that a complete and full-text financial results press release is accessible at the "Investor Relations" section of http://www.bgcpartners.com. In addition, the complete fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results release is expected to be available by 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the following web pages:

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

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

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

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The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results.

An audio replay of the conference call is expected to be accessible at the "Investor Relations" section of http://www.bgcpartners.com within 24 hours of the live call until a year after the call. Additionally, call participants may dial in with the following information:

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