as nasdaq bgcp industry banking financial services founded 1945 1945 headquarters 499 park avenue new york new york u.s. area served worldwide key people howard lutnick chairman & ceo products fixed income securities interest rate swaps foreign exchange equities equity derivatives credit derivatives commercial real estate commodities futures and structured products revenue us 2.506 billion 2015 1 number of employees 6 547 2012 website official website bgc partners is an american global financial services company based in new york city . originally formed as part of the larger cantor fitzgerald organization bgc partners became its own entity in 2004 . contents 1 history 1.1 1945 1990 1.2 1991 2001 1.3 2004 present 2 global charity day 3 philanthropy 3.1 hurricane sandy relief 3.2 oklahoma tornado relief 4 management & directors 5 offices 5.1 north america 5.2 south america 5.3 europe 5.4 asia 5.5 australia 5.6 africa 6 associated businesses 7 controversy 8 sponsorship 9 notes 10 references 11 external links history edit 1945 1990 edit in 1945 bernard gerald cantor founded a brokerage service for inter dealer fixed income markets . the resulting company was b.g. cantor and company which later became cantor fitzgerald . 2 in 1965 cantor fitzgerald established an institutional equities sales and trading division which offers large block trading to asset managers pension funds and portfolio managers . in 1983 cantor fitzgerald became the first firm to offer worldwide screen brokerage services in us government securities . citation needed 1991 2001 edit in 1991 howard lutnick was named president of cantor fitzgerald after having worked at the firm for the previous eight years . 3 lutnick placed a new emphasis on technological innovation at the company and in 1996 lead the development of espeed which went public in 1999 . 4 the september 11 2001 attacks claimed 658 employees of cantor fitzgerald and espeed whose headquarters were in the world trade center . 4 in response to the attacks bgc partners and cantor fitzgerald pledged to donate 25 % of their profits to families of deceased employees . 5 2004 present edit bgc partners was formed in 2004 when cantor fitzgerald spun out its voice brokerage business . the initials bgc standing for that company s founder bernard gerald cantor . as part of the spin off cantor fitzgerald s singapore office is renamed bgc . 6 in april 2005 bgc partners lp merged with maxcor financial group inc. to form bgc partners . 7 8 in september 2005 bgc partners held their first annual charity day event . the event featured harry carson boomer esiason and mariano rivera and raised money for the cantor fitzgerald relief fund among other charities . 9 in 2007 bgc partners opened an office in seoul south korea 10 and became the first inter dealer broker to open an office in istanbul turkey . 11 in 2008 bgc partners merged with espeed and becomes bgc partners inc. 12 13 in november 2009 bgc partners won asia risk magazine s first ever award for technology development . 14 on april 1 2013 nasdaq omx group agreed to acquire an electronic treasurys marketplace from brokerage firm bgc partners inc. in a cash and stock deal valued at as much as 1.23 billion . 15 the sale caused bgc to see the biggest gain in stock prices since going public in december 1999 . 16 the assets sold to nasdaq in this deal represented 100 million in sales in 2012 less than 6 % of bgc s overall total . 17 on october 2 2013 bgc s subsidiary bgc derivative markets l.p. launched operations as a swap execution facility sef consistent with the derivatives trading regulations under the dodd frank act . this followed bgc receiving cftc approval to operate a swap execution facility in september 2013 . 18 19 global charity day edit bgc charity day was founded in 2005 to raise money for the cantor fitzgerald relief fund and other nonprofits as a way to honor the victims of 9 11 . each year on or near september 11 bgc charity day brings in celebrities athletes and politicians alike to man their phones and speak with clients with all revenue from the day being donated to charities of choice . the charity day event has also spread beyond new york to all of bgc partners international offices . citation needed year funds raised millions charities benefitted us attendees 2005 2.2 20 cantor foundation clic sargent the shane warne foundation boomer esiason harry carson mariano rivera 2006 5 safe at home foundation daniel pitino foundation happy hearts minority athletes networking etc marine corporation foundation for children phil simms rick pitino petra n mcov joe torre 2007 6 21 books for kids project find blythedale children s hospital the cancer research institute narsad project find wounded warrior project eli manning tony sirico whoopi goldberg yogi berra bernie williams boomer esiason 2008 8 22 baby buggy the boomer esiason foundation the children s institute ice hockey in harlem jubilee center mercy center national downl syndrome society project find quality services for the autism community the valerie fund wounded warrior project tiki barber dr. ruth westheimer michael bloomberg steve buscemi donald trump 23 2009 10 24 the bone marrow foundation the boomer esiason foundation childhelp the children s institute coast to coast against cancer friends of the fighting 69th garden of dreams harlem rbi jubilee center mercy center quality services for the autism community the valerie fund wounded warrior project lady gaga mika brzezinski joe scarborough natalie morales 25 2010 10 26 baby buggy bone marrow foundation boomer esiason foundation building homes for heroes childhelp eli manning foundation the felix organization foundation for sight and sound friends of the fighting 69th garden of dreams harlem rbi jubilee center level the field mercy center solving kids cancer team kj tuesday s children wounded warrior project 52nd street project . hilary duff edie falco gabrielle union mark ruffalo jon voight 27 billy crudup 28 2011 12 29 alliance for lupus research americares boomer esiason foundation building homes for heroes felix organization garden of dreams happy hearts harlem rbi intrepid sea air and space make a wish foundation services for the underserved solving kids cancer st. christopher s tony alt foundation usta serves wheelchair sports federation worldwide orphans foundation wounded warrior project youth consultation services ronnie wood prince harry cherie blair bill clinton carmelo anthony eli manning henrik lundqvist ike davis john mcenroe mark sanchez rex ryan george w. bush russell simmons ben stiller 30 31 2012 12 32 alliance for lupus research boomer esiason foundation building homes for heroes the felix organization garden of dreams solving kids cancer st. christopher s inc. the tony alt memorial foundation wounded warrior project youth consultation service the 52nd street project the allan houston legacy foundation susan sarandon edie falco curtis 50 cent jackson rudy giuliani carmelo anthony mike woodson john mcenroe andrew garfield 33 carol alt eli manning 34 rex ryan mark sanchez mike tannenbaum 35 2013 12 36 the 52nd street project the allan houston legacy foundation alliance for lupus research baby buggy boomer esiason foundation boys hope girls hope of new york building homes for heroes carmelo anthony foundation catalog for giving of nyc emergency children s help organization g unity foundation garden of dreams foundation game knights harlem rbi jason kidd foundation only make believe point of hope self help africa solving kids cancer st. mary s healthcare system for children todd ouida children s foundation tony alt memorial foundation wounded warrior project generation rescue the noreen fraser foundation hrh prince harry and hrh prince william zachary quinto 37 curtis 50 cent jackson sean diddy combs caitlyn jenner then bruce a 39 julianne moore 39 billy crystal 39 tony sirico bobby cannavale edie falco 40 jenny mccarthy 41 boomer esiason craig carton carmelo anthony 42 metta world peace jason kidd 39 and deron williams mark teixeira ryan lochte nick cannon carol alt and lily aldridge . philanthropy edit hurricane sandy relief edit when hurricane sandy hit the new york and new jersey coasts in october 2012 damages quickly totaled in the billions with thousands of family homes completely destroyed along beach properties . a hurricane sandy family relief program was established and funded largely by bgc partners and cantor fitgerald s charity day efforts . 10 million in the form of 1 000 debit cards were handed out to families whose homes were damaged in the storm . 43 the eligible families were identified through nineteen schools located in areas hardest hit by the storm . 44 cantor fitzgerald slacks on 9 11 pledge but promises 10 million to sandy relief 45 oklahoma tornado relief edit on may 20 2013 a tornado struck moore oklahoma killing 24 people and injuring hundreds more . two days later howard lutnick appeared on the piers morgan live tv show and pledged to donate 2 million to families affected by the tornado . the donation was given out in the form of 1 000 debit cards given out to area families . management & directors edit howard lutnick chairman and chief executive officer 46 shaun d. lynn president 46 stephen merkel executive vice president general counsel and secretary 46 sean windeatt chief operating officer 46 graham sadler chief financial officer 46 eric hirschhorn chief information officer 46 offices edit the company s global headquarters are in midtown new york city while it also has an office in the downtown financial district . the company and its associated businesses also operate offices around the world north america edit chicago 222 west adams suite 1900 suite 1900 mexico city remate electr nico s.a. de c.v. new york city 499 park avenue new york ny 10022 new york city 1 seaport plaza 199 water street 19th floor new york ny 10038 toronto freedom international brokerage 181 university avenue suite 1500 toronto on m5h 3m7 south america edit rio de janeiro bgc liquidez dtvm ltda . av . almirante barroso 52 23rd floor centro rio de janeiro rj 20031 000 s o paulo bgc liquidez dtvm ltda . av . brigadeiro faria lima 3144 7th floor jardim paulistano s o paulo sp 01451 000 europe edit copenhagen bgc brokers l.p. bremerholm 1 2nd floor dk 1069 copenhagen k london bgc brokers l.p. one churchill place canary wharf london e14 5rd moscow bgc partners cis llc . 4a floor rooms 5 9 sector a smolenskaya square 3 121099 moscow city russia nyon bgc brokers l.p. alfred corcot 4 ch 1260 nyon paris aurel bgc 15 17 rue vivienne 75002 paris asia edit beijing bgc capital markets limited unit room 506 5 f south block tower c no. 2 kexueyuan south road haidian district beijing 100190 dubai bgc brokers l.p. dubai ; mint partners dubai al fattan currency house tower 2 level 12 difc po box 482030 dubai hong kong bgc securities suite 6402 08 64 f two international finance centre 8 finance street central hong kong istanbul bgc partners menkul degerler a.s. kanyon ofis blogu buyukdere cad.no 185 kat 13 levent istanbul seoul bgc capital markets and foreign exchange broker limited 10 f seoul finance center 84 taepyungro 1 ka chung ku seoul south korea 100 768 singapore bgc partners limited ; bgc radix energy l.p. ; bgc securities limited 1 temasek avenue 22 01 millenia tower singapore 039192 tokyo bgc capital markets llc ; bgc shoken kaisha limited akasaka biz tower 38f 5 3 1 akasaka minato ku tokyo 107 6338 australia edit sydney bgc partners pty limited level 24 363 george street sydney nsw 2000 africa edit johannesburg selborne house fourways golf park roos street fourways 2191 associated businesses edit aqua equities joint venture with cantor spun out in 2007 47 48 aurel bgc french investment subsidiary formed in 2008 48 49 bgc liquidez brazilian subsidiary acquired in 2009 48 50 freedom international brokerage canadian affiliate 48 51 mint partners global brokerage acquired in 2010 52 newmark grubb knight frank global real estate services