LONDON and NEW
YORK, Sept.
13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For the
18th consecutive year, dozens of actors, musicians,
sports personalities and other distinguished guests came together
on September 11th to raise
money for a special event: Charity
Day. Hosted by BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC
Partners" or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing
the financial markets, and its affiliates Cantor Fitzgerald and GFI
Group, the annual initiative was created to honor the memories of
those who lost their lives on 9/11.
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BGC Charity Day was held in BGC offices across the globe
including London, New York, Paris, Hong
Kong, São Paulo, Singapore,
Sydney, and other locations. In
New York, BGC traders were joined
by ambassadors including Cindy
Crawford, Tony Blair,
Rachael Ray, Henrik Lundqvist, John
Slattery, Spencer Dinwiddle
and many others, while colleagues in London partnered with His Royal Highness The
Duke of Sussex, Damian
Lewis, Kit Harrington, Cheryl Cole, Common and many
more.
"Charity Day is the positive and
enduring legacy for those we lost on September 11th," said
Edie Lutnick, President and
Co-Founder of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. "Assisting
charities around the globe allows us to honor those we lost by
giving back in an uplifting way."
Every year since 2002, Charity
Day has opened trading floors and invited esteemed guests
representing participating charities to join licensed brokers in
conducting transactions with clients. One hundred percent of global
revenue from Charity Day is
distributed to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and helps
charities around the world further their mission. The organization,
which has raised approximately $336
million globally since its inception, was created to
commemorate the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees
lost in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
"Transforming 9/11 into a day that focuses on hope and doing
good for others is very fulfilling. Charity
Day enables us to create a lasting impact locally and
globally," said Shaun D. Lynn,
President of BGC Partners. "We are grateful to the luminaries from
the worlds of sports, entertainment and government for their
enduring enthusiasm and support."
This year's ambassadors representing participating charities
joined licensed brokers on the trading floors to conduct
transactions with clients: Cindy
Crawford, Model (Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund);Tony Blair, Prime Minister (Tony Blair Institute
for Global Change); Victor Cruz, NFL
(Victor Cruz Foundation); Henrik
Lundqvist, NHL (Henrik Lundqvist Foundation); Shannon Elizabeth, Actress (Shannon Elizabeth
Foundation); Rachael Ray, Celebrity
Chef (Pink Lotus Foundation); David
Costabile, Actor (52nd Street Project);
Billy Crudup, Actor (52nd
Street Project); John Slattery,
Actor (Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation); Spencer Dinwiddle, NBA (Dinwiddle Family
Foundation); Catriona Gray, Miss Universe (SmileTrain); Chelsie
Kryst, Miss USA (SmileTrain); Dr. Ruth, Sex Therapist (Museum of
Jewish Heritage); Brooks Nader,
Model (City Harvest); Carol Alt,
Model (Shelter Chic); Victor Olapido, NBA Player
(Sterling Basketball Scholarship Fund).
To make a donation to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
call (212) 829-4770 or visit www.cantorrelief.org.
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage and financial
technology company. BGC's offerings include fixed income
securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity
derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, and
structured products. BGC provides a wide range of services,
including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, trade
compression, post trade, information, and other services to a broad
range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through brands
including Fenics, BGC Trader, Capitalab, Lucera, and Fenics Market
Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and
analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets.
BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, Fenics Market Data, Capitalab, and
Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered
trademarks/service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or its
affiliates.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC's Class A
common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
ticker symbol "BGCP". BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick.
For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partners and/or
http://ir.bgcpartners.com/Investors/default.aspx.
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risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
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and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
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limited to, the risk factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking
Statements set forth in these filings and any updates to such risk
factors and Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements contained in
subsequent Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q or Forms 8-K.
About Charity Day and the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund:
Every year, BGC Partners and Cantor Fitzgerald, in conjunction with
the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate our 658 Cantor and
61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of our
global revenues on Charity Day to
the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around
the world. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund initially created to
assist families of Cantor employees who were lost on 9/11, has
since broadened its mission to provide aid to victims of natural
disasters, emergencies, direct service charities and wounded
members of the military. Edie
Lutnick is the President and Co-Founder of The
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.
Charity Day is our way of turning
a tragic day into one that is positive and uplifting by helping
others. We invite celebrity guests who represent participating
charities into our offices to conduct trades with licensed brokers
and their clients. To date, Charity
Day has raised approximately $159
million for charitable causes around the world, and since
its inception, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and
distributed over $336 million. For
information about the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, please
visit www.cantorrelief.org.
For information about charities around the world that
participate in BGC's Charity Day,
please visit: http://www.bgccharityday.com/
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