Lester Brafman | Chief Executive Officer |
Joe Pooler | Chief Financial Officer |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Cohen & Company's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Earnings Call. My name is Laurie and I'll be your operator for today.
Before we begin, Cohen & Company would like to remind everyone that some of the statements the Company makes during this call may contain forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made during this call are made only as of the date of this call and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.