[Letterhead of BGC Group, Inc.]
May 23, 2023
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Robert Arzonetti
| Re: | BGC Group, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
File No. 333-271168
Request for Effectiveness
Dear Mr. Arzonetti:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-271168) filed by BGC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2023, as amended on May 23, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”).
The Company hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 25, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Please contact David K. Lam of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz at (212) 403-1394 with any questions you may have concerning this letter or if you require any additional information. We request that we be notified of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by a telephone call to Mr. Lam and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Sincerely, |
/s/ Howard W. Lutnick Howard W. Lutnick |
| Chairman and Chief Executive |
| Officer |
| cc: | Stephen M. Merkel, BGC Group, Inc. |
David K. Lam, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
