Jason Frank | Deputy General Counsel and Secretary |
Larry Penn | Chief Executive Officer |
JR Herlihy | Chief Financial Officer |
Mark Tecotzky | Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Doug Harter | Credit Suisse |
Mike Smyth | KBW |
Crispin Love | Piper Sandler |
Mikhail Goberman | JMP Securities |
Eric Hagen | BTIG |
Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Ellington Financial First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Jason Frank, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary. Sir, you may begin.