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FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 0-28191 Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 499 Park Avenue , New York , NY ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer BGC Partners , Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) ( 212 ) 610-2200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) BGCP 13-4063515 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 10022 ( Zip Code ) Title of each class Class A Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No No Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market , LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing price of the Class A common stock on June 30 , 2020 as reported on NASDAQ , was approximately $ 836,497,422 . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . On February 25 , 2021 , the registrant had 323,716,736 shares of Class A common stock , $ 0.01 par value , and 45,884,380 shares of Class B common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders ( the " 2021 Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K . We anticipate that we will file the 2021 Proxy Statement with the SEC on or before April 30 , 2021 .