Alison Griffin | VP, IR |
Byron Boston | CEO & Co-Chief Information Officer |
Steve Benedetti | EVP, CFO & COO |
Smriti Popenoe | President & Co-Chief Investment Officer |
John Kolz | Credit Suisse |
Trevor Cranston | JMP Securities |
Mike Smith | KBW |
Eric Hagen | BTIG |
Jason Stewart | Jones Trading |
Christopher Nolan | Ladenburg Thalmann |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Dynex Capital Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Results and Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator instructions] Thank you.