Alaael-Deen Shilleh | executive |
Laurence Penn | executive |
JR Herlihy | executive |
Mark Tecotzky | executive |
Bose George | analyst |
Crispin Love | analyst |
Douglas Harter | analyst |
Eric Hagen | analyst |
Matthew Erdner | analyst |
Leon Cooperman | analyst |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ellington Financial Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I'd now like to turn the call over to Alaael-Deen Shilleh.
Before we start, I would like to remind everyone that certain statements made during this conference call may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.