Maria Cozine | Vice President-Investor Relations |
Larry Penn | Chief Executive Officer |
JR Herlihy | Chief Financial Officer |
Mark Tecotzky | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Doug Harter | Credit Suisse |
Crispin Love | Sandler O’Neill |
Mikhail Goberman | JMP Securities |
Tim Hayes | B. Riley FBR |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ellington Financial First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Maria Cozine, Vice President of Investor Relations.