BGC Partners, Inc. - FORM 10-K - EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - March 16, 2011

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10-K - FORM 10-K - BGC Partners, Inc.d10k.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION BY THE CEO AND PFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - BGC Partners, Inc.dex321.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - BGC Partners, Inc.dex311.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF BCG PARTNERS, INC. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex211.htm
EX-10.54 - LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN STEPHEN M. MERKEL AND BGC HOLDINGS, L.P. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1054.htm
EX-10.48 - FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1048.htm
EX-10.58 - SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1058.htm
EX-10.56 - LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN A. GRAHAM SADLER AND BGC HOLDINGS, L.P. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1056.htm
EX-10.55 - LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SHAUN LYNN AND BGC HOLDINGS, L.P. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1055.htm
EX-10.57 - LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN SEAN WINDEATT AND BGC HOLDINGS, L.P. - BGC Partners, Inc.dex1057.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - BGC Partners, Inc.dex312.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

 

  (1) Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-169232) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (2) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-167953) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (3) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-166564) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (4) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-52154) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-34324) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (6) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-49056) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (7) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-119121) of BGC Partners, Inc.,
  (8) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-162362) of BGC Partners, Inc., and
  (9) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-163897) of BGC Partners, Inc.

of our reports dated March 16, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of BGC Partners, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of BGC Partners, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of BGC Partners, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

March 16, 2011

 

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