Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LUTNICK HOWARD W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESPEED INC [ESPD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2006
(Street)

 
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 10/17/2006   G(1)   20,726 D $ 0 21,854,998 (2) (3) I see footnote (4)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/17/2006   G(5)   38,861 D $ 0 21,816,137 (3) (6) I see footnote (4)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/17/2006   P   0 A $ 0 955,673 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LUTNICK HOWARD W

 
  X   X   Chairman of the Board and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Howard W. Lutnick   11/30/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 20,726 shares of Class A Common Stock were gifted by Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. ("CFLP").
(2) The 21,854,998 shares held indirectly by Mr. Lutnick consist of (1) 790,171 shares of Class A Common Stock held by CFLP, (2) 20,449,055 shares of Class B Common Stock held by CFLP, (3) 388,812 shares of Class A Common Stock held by CF Group Management, Inc. ("CFGM"), (4) 48,745 shares of Class B Common Stock held by CFGM, (5) 175,589 shares of Class A Common Stock held by a trust for the benefit of the descendants of Mr. Lutnick, of which Mr. Lutnick's wife is one of two trustees and Mr. Lutnick has limited powers to remove and replace such trustees, and (6) 2,626 shares of Class A Common Stock held in Mr. Lutnick's 401(k) account.
(3) The shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at anytime on a one-for-one basis into shares of Class A Common Stock.
(4) CFGM is the Managing General Partner of CFLP, and Howard W. Lutnick is the President and sole stockholder of CFGM. Mr. Lutnick disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares in excess of his pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Lutnick is the beneficial owner of, or has pecuniary interest in, any such excess shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(5) 38,861 shares of Class A Common Stock were gifted by CFLP.
(6) The 21,816,137 shares held indirectly by Mr. Lutnick consist of (1) 751,310 shares of Class A Common Stock held by CFLP, (2) 20,449,055 shares of Class B Common Stock eld by CFLP, (3) 388,812 shares of Class A Common Stock held by CFGM, (4) 48,745 shares of Class B Common Stock held by CFGM, (5) 175,589 shares of Class A Common Stock held by a trust for the benefit of the descendants of Mr. Lutnick, of which Mr. Lutnick's wife is one of two trustees and Mr. Lutnick has limited powers to remove and replace such trustees, and (6) 2,626 shares of Class A Common Stock held in Mr. Lutnick's 401(k) account.

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