NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For
the 18th consecutive year, dozens of stars from sports,
music, and film along with other esteemed guests came together
virtually with renewed urgency and resilience for annual
Charity Day. Hosted by BGC Partners,
Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners" or "BGC"), a leading global
brokerage and financial technology company, and its affiliate
Cantor Fitzgerald, the one-day event went 100% virtual as it raised
funds in honor of those we lost on 9/11.
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With a powerhouse BGC ensemble of guests including Matthew
McConaughey, Alec Baldwin, Kristen
Bell, Patrick Dempsey, and
Kevin Durant, the event raised
$10 million for hundreds charities
around the world.
"Globally, people are seeking unity and inspiration now, maybe
more than ever, and that is exactly what Charity Day represents each year," said
Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of
BGC Partners, Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. "We are humbled and
grateful to continue to be able to fundraise and partner with
distinguished guests to put on an event - no matter what that looks
like - to assist those most in need."
The organization, which has raised approximately $180 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. And despite
the global pandemic – in fact, even more motivated because of it –
the founders and those who support Charity
Day knew that this year their commitment was even more
essential.
"I continue to be inspired by the outpouring of support for
Charity Day," said Edie Lutnick, President and Co-Founder of the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. "This year, those in need - and the
charities that support them - have been dramatically affected by
COVID-19. But, as we know, it is often in trying times, that our
best selves emerge. We find a mission larger than ourselves and can
make spectacular things happen. Based on the success of this year's
Charity Day, we truly saw that
resilience in action."
The following esteemed guests representing participating
charities joined clients and celebrities in a virtual meet and
greet session to raise funds for charitable organizations:
Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Durant, Patrick
Dempsey, Alec Baldwin,
Ed Norton, Kristen Bell, Spencer
Dinwiddie, CJ Mosley, Victor
Cruz, John Stamos, Goldie
Hawn, Tony Gonzalez,
Patrick Reed, David Costabile, Billy
Crudup, Edie Falco,
John Slattery, Matthew Rhys, Steve
Buscemi, Allan Houston,
Mark Messier, Jim Leyritz, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels,
Kathryn Winnick, Jeff Ross, Mark
Teixeria, Gerry Cooney,
Petra Nemcova, Tony Blair, Henrik
Lundqvist, Nick Swisher, and
Steve Nash, Brian Cashman, Rosie
Perez, and Virginia
Williams.
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 specializes
in the brokerage of a broad range of products, including fixed
income (rates and credit), foreign exchange, equities, energy and
commodities, shipping, insurance, and futures. BGC also provides a
wide variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage,
clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other
back-office 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 of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer Howard W.
Lutnick. For more information, please
visit http://www.bgcpartners.com. You can also follow BGC
at https://twitter.com/bgcpartners, https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgc-partnersand/or http://ir.bgcpartners.com/Investors/default.aspx.
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BGC
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historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These
include statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on
the Company's business, results, financial position, liquidity and
outlook, which may constitute forward-looking statements and are
subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly
materially, from what is currently expected. Except as required by
law, BGC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements, see BGC's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors
and Special Note on Forward-Looking Information set forth in these
filings and any updates to such risk factors and Special Note on
Forward-Looking Information contained in subsequent reports on Form
10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., with over 12,000 employees, is a leading
global financial services group at the forefront of financial and
technological innovation has been proven a resilient leader for
over 70 years. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent
investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients
around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and
equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and
commercial real estate and for its global distribution platform.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of the 24 primary dealers
authorized to transact business with the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York. For more information, please visit:
www.cantor.com.
About Charity Day and the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, 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.
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 $180 million
for charitable causes around the world, and since its inception the
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has raised and distributed over
$357 million. For information about
the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund please
visit www.cantorrelief.org.
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