Ryan Stroker Joins Amherst Securities Group's Institutional Sales Division

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Amherst Securities Group, L.P., a leading financial services provider to institutional investors in the mortgage sector, announced today that it has hired Ryan Stroker as a Senior Vice President in its institutional sales division.  Prior to joining Amherst, Mr. Stroker was a Managing Director and Head of Price-Smart Valuation Advisory at Royal Bank of Scotland where he developed and managed the global structured products valuation advisory and pricing service.  Mr. Stroker will be based in Amherst's New York office.

Dan Hoffman, Head of Sales at Amherst, said: "I am extremely pleased to welcome Ryan to Amherst.  Ryan's experience developing sophisticated financial products, as well as his record as a dynamic and effective sales team leader, will certainly make him an asset in our efforts to provide market-leading analytics and counsel to our clients."

Prior to his time at Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr. Stroker was Vice President at Merrill Lynch where he was a senior member of its subprime and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities trading division.  Before joining Merrill Lynch, he was a residential mortgage-backed securities banker with Credit Suisse First Boston.  Mr. Stroker received his B.A. from Davidson College.  

About Amherst Securities Group, L.P.

Amherst Securities Group, L.P., is a specialist broker-dealer with more than 15 years experience analyzing and trading residential mortgage-backed securities. Amherst is the principal subsidiary of Amherst Holdings, a holding company for several companies dedicated to assisting institutional investors in the US mortgage markets.  Amherst's experienced professional staff utilizes proprietary analytical tools to provide actionable intelligence to institutional clients that are seeking to understand and profit from the complexities and risks of the mortgage securities market.  More information about Amherst can be found on www.amherstsecurities.com. 

SOURCE Amherst Securities Group, L.P.