BGC Partners, Inc. - FORM 10-K - EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS - March 16, 2010

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EX-32 - CERTIFICATION BY THE CEO AND PFO RELATING TO A PERIODIC REPORT - BGC Partners, Inc.dex32.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - BGC Partners, Inc.dex312.htm
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EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF BGC PARTNERS, INC. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex211.htm
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS - BGC Partners, Inc.dex232.htm
EX-10.43 - SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, DATED MARCH 16, 2010 - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1043.htm
EX-10.39 - SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1039.htm
EX-10.40 - THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1040.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of BGC Partners Inc. of our report dated March 16, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BGC Partners, Inc. included in the 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders of BGC Partners, Inc.

Our Audits also included the financial statement schedule of BGC Partners, Inc. listed in Item 15(a)(2). This schedule is the responsibility of BGC Partners, Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, as to which the date is March 16, 2010, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

 

  (1) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-52154) of BGC Partners, Inc.,

 

  (2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-34324) of BGC Partners, Inc.,

 

  (3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-49056) of BGC Partners, Inc.,

 

  (4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-109121) of BGC Partners, Inc.,

 

  (5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-162362) of BGC Partners, Inc., and

 

  (6) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-163897) of BGC Partners, Inc.,

of our report dated March 16, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BGC Partners, Inc. incorporated herein by reference, our report dated March 16, 2010, with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of BGC Partners, Inc., included herein, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedules of BGC Partners, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of BGC Partners, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

March 16, 2010

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