Robert Cauley | executive |
Matthew Erdner | analyst |
George Haas | executive |
Christopher Nolan | analyst |
Mikhail Goberman | analyst |
Good morning, and welcome to the Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call for Orchid Island Capital. This call is being recorded today, October 27, 2023.At this time, the company would like to remind the listeners that statements made today during today's conference call relating to the matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.The listeners are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are based on information currently available on the management's good faith, belief that respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.Important factors that could cause such differences are described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K. The company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements.I would now like to turn the conference over to the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Robert Cauley. Please go ahead, sir.