Alison Griffin | Vice President, Investor Relations |
Byron Boston | President and CEO |
Smriti Popenoe | EVP and CIO |
Steve Benedetti | EVP, CFO and COO |
Christopher Nolan | Ladenburg Thalmann |
Trevor Cranston | JMP Securities |
David Walrod | Jones Trading |
Good morning. My name is Virgil, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Dynex Capital Inc.
Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Results and Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.