BGC Group, Inc.

499 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

PROXY STATEMENT

This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of our Board of Directors for use at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of BGC Group, Inc. to be held on November 17, 2026 and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There will be no physical location for stockholders to attend. Stockholders may only participate online by logging in atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting. com/BGC2026. Our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”) accompanies this Proxy Statement.

Except as otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, as used herein, the terms the “Company,” “BGC,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to: (i) following the closing of the Corporate Conversion, effective at 12:02 am Eastern Time on July 1, 2023, BGC Group and its consolidated subsidiaries, including BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGC Partners”); and (ii) prior to the closing of the Corporate Conversion, BGC Partners and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to Class A common stock and Class B common stock refer to the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, respectively, of: (i) following the closing of the Corporate Conversion, BGC Group; and (ii) prior to the closing of the Corporate Conversion, BGC Partners.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2026:

On or about October 8, 2026, we will begin mailing a notice, called the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), to our stockholders advising them that this Proxy Statement, the 2025 Annual Report and voting instructions can be accessed over the Internet atwww.proxyvote. com. You may then access these proxy materials over the Internet, or you may request that a printed copy of the proxy materials be sent to you. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these proxy materials, you must request one over the Internet atwww.proxyvote.com, by calling toll free 1-800-579-1639, or by sending an e-mail tosendmaterial@proxyvote.com. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy on or before November 3, 2026 to facilitate timely delivery. If you previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, these materials will continue to be sent via e-mail unless you change your election.

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