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Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Shares of Class A Common Stock Outstanding
Changes in shares of BGC Class A common stock outstanding were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Shares outstanding at beginning of period379,588 351,978 390,095 325,858 
Share issuances:
Redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations¹
180 346 1,298 30,572 
Vesting of RSUs2,507 6,145 8,192 8,775 
Acquisitions70 414 543 4,566 
Other issuances of BGC Class A common stock1,278 461 6,106 472 
Restricted stock awards2
— 38,610 — 38,610 
Restricted stock forfeitures(300)— (973)(239)
Treasury stock repurchases3
(7,893)(8,087)(29,831)(18,747)
Shares outstanding at end of period2
375,430 389,867 375,430 389,867 
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1Contingent share obligations include shares of BGC Class A common stock issued to terminated employees per their respective separation agreements. Included in redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are 0.2 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with 0.2 million contingent share obligations, and 0.2 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with the cancellation of 0.2 million LPUs, respectively. Included in redemptions/exchanges of limited partnership interests and contingent share obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are 1.3 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with 1.4 million contingent share obligations, and 20.4 million shares of BGC Class A common stock granted in connection with the cancellation of 26.4 million LPUs and settlement of 0.2 million contingent share obligations, respectively. Because LPUs were included in the Company’s fully diluted share count, if dilutive, redemptions/exchanges of LPUs in connection with the issuance of BGC Class A common stock did not impact the fully diluted number of shares outstanding.
2Shares outstanding at end of the period, September 30, 2024, includes 12.1 million shares of certain restricted stock awards that do not receive dividends until their respective vesting and contingent conditions are met. These restricted stock awards do have voting rights.
3Treasury stock repurchases includes shares withheld for taxes on restricted stock vesting. See Note 7—“Stock Transactions and Unit Redemptions: Unit Redemptions and Share Repurchase Program.”
Schedule of Gross Unit Redemptions and Share Repurchases of Class A Common Stock
The tables below represent the units redeemed and/or the shares repurchased for cash or withheld to satisfy tax liabilities due upon the vesting of restricted stock and do not include units redeemed/cancelled in connection with the grant of shares of BGC Class A common stock nor the limited partnership interests exchanged for shares of BGC Class A common stock. The share repurchases of BGC Class A common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-average price data):
PeriodTotal Number
of Shares
Repurchased		Weighted-Average Price
Paid per Share
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That Could Be Repurchased
Under the Program at September 30, 2024
Repurchases1,2
January 1, 2024—March 31, 202411,250 $7.11 
April 1, 2024—June 30, 202410,688 8.32 
July 1, 2024—July 31, 20242,040 8.59 
August 1, 2024—August 31, 20244,807 9.12 
September 1, 2024—September 30, 20241,046 9.65 
Total Repurchases29,831 $8.06 $121,173 
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1During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 7.9 million shares of BGC Class A common stock for an aggregate price of $71.5 million at a weighted-average price of $9.05 per share. These repurchases include the 0.9 million restricted shares vested but withheld described in the following footnote. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 29.8 million shares of BGC Class A common stock for an aggregate price of $240.4 million at a weighted-average price of $8.06 per share. These repurchases include the 3.6 million restricted shares vested but withheld described in the following footnote.
2The three months ended September 30, 2024 include an aggregate of 0.9 million shares withheld to satisfy tax liabilities due upon the vesting of restricted stock. The fair value of restricted shares vested but withheld to satisfy tax liabilities was $7.5 million at a weighted-average price of $8.48 per share. The nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes an aggregate of 3.6 million shares withheld to satisfy tax liabilities due upon the vesting of restricted stock. The fair value of restricted shares vested but withheld to satisfy tax liabilities was $28.4 million at a weighted-average price of $7.98 per share. The average price paid per share for such share withholdings is based on the closing price per share on the vesting date of the restricted stock or, if such date is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to such vesting date.
The gross unit redemptions and share repurchases of BGC Class A common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-average price data):
PeriodTotal Number
of Units
Redeemed
or Shares
Repurchased		Weighted-Average Price
Paid per Unit
or Share
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares That Could Be Redeemed/ Purchased
Under the Program at September 30, 2023
Redemptions1
January 1, 2023—March 31, 202323 $3.90 
April 1, 2023—June 30, 2023422 4.91 
July 1, 2023—September 30, 2023— — 
Total Redemptions445 $4.85 
Repurchases2,3
January 1, 2023—March 31, 2023846 $4.97 
April 1, 2023—June 30, 20239,814 4.44 
July 1, 2023—July 31, 20233,000 4.68 
August 1, 2023—August 31, 20231,612 5.01 
September 1, 2023—September 30, 20233,474 5.24 
Total Repurchases18,746 $4.70 
Total Redemptions and Repurchases19,191 $4.70 $359,656 
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1During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company redeemed 0.3 million LPUs for an aggregate redemption price of $1.4 million at a weighted-average price of $4.71 per unit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company redeemed 0.2 million FPUs for an aggregate redemption price of $0.8 million at a weighted-average price of $5.11 per unit. The table above does not include units redeemed/cancelled in connection with the grant of 20.4 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, nor the limited partnership interests exchanged for 13.5 million shares of BGC Class A common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
2During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 8.1 million shares of BGC Class A common stock for an aggregate price of $40.3 million at a weighted-average price of $4.99 per share.
3During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 18.7 million shares of BGC Class A common stock for an aggregate price of $88.1 million at a weighted-average price of $4.70 per share.
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of FPUs
The changes in the carrying amount of FPUs were as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
2023
Balance at beginning of period$15,519 
Consolidated net income allocated to FPUs236 
Earnings distributions(236)
FPUs exchanged(1,301)
FPUs redeemed288 
Corporate Conversion(14,506)
Balance at end of period$—