Blake Myers Joins Amherst Securities Group as a Mortgage-Backed Securities Salesperson

Amherst Securities Group, L.P., a broker-dealer specializing in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), announced today that Blake Myers has joined the company as a salesperson. Mr. Myers, who is based in Amherst’s New York City office, previously worked at UBS Securities, where he was one of the investment bank’s leading MBS salespeople.

“I am extremely pleased to welcome Blake to Amherst,” said Sean Dobson, CEO of Amherst Securities Group. “During his tenure at UBS, where he worked in institutional sales for the past six years, Blake developed a reputation as one of the industry’s top salespeople of mortgage backed securities and other derivative products while managing several top-tier accounts. Those relationships, along with his extensive experience working across a diverse range of industries, make him a great addition to our already strong sales team.”

Mr. Myers brings 16 years of experience in the bond business to Amherst. While at UBS, Mr. Myers managed a sales team that worked with clients in various sectors, including insurance companies, money managers and hedge funds. Prior to working at UBS, Mr. Myers held a similar role at JPMorgan from 2000 until 2003. From 1993 until 2000, he was an MBS salesman at Nomura Securities.

Mr. Myers Blake graduated from DePauw University in Indiana in 1986 with a B.A. in Physics and holds an MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1993 with a concentration in Finance.

About Amherst Securities Group, L.P.

Amherst Securities Group, L.P. is a privately-held, specialized broker-dealer with more than 15 years experience analyzing and trading residential mortgage-backed securities. Our experienced professionals, utilizing our proprietary analytics, develop and provide actionable intelligence that helps clients understand the complexities and inherent risks of the world’s largest debt market and identify trading opportunities that help minimize risk and meet their objectives throughout different economic cycles. More information about Amherst can be found on the firm’s Web site at www.amherstsecurities.com.