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Trader BGC brings in Davina McCall, Mark Cavendish, and others to raise money in memory of 9/11

Oscar Williams-GrutSep 12, 2016, 17:11 IST

Actress Joanna Lumley at the BGC offices.Red Photographic

Every year brokers BGC, which used to be part of Cantor Fitzgerald, holds a charity day to honour the memory of the 658 Cantor employees and 61 Eurobrokers employees who lost their lives in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

BGC gives its global revenues on the day to over one hundred charities worldwide, with celebrities taking to the trading floor in support.

Since inception, the charity drive has raised around $116 million (£87.4 million) for charities around the world and celebrities as diverse as rapper 50 Cent and Prince Harry have tried their hands at being a stock broker for the morning.

Monday markets BGC's 15th charity day. Here is who turned up to support: