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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ü	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2010

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-08896

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


Maryland		75-2027937
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX		75225
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(214) 874-2323

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ü NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ü NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ü Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES NO ü

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Common Stock ($0.01 par value)		70,128,810 as of November 5, 2010

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

INDEX

PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


		Page
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)

	Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009		3

	Consolidated Statements of Income — Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009		4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009		5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		6

ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19

ITEM 3.	Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk		40

ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures		40

	PART II. — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		40

SIGNATURES			41

Computation of Ratio of Income from Continuing Operations

Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a)

Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a)

Certification Pursuant to Section 906

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


	*September 30, 2010*			*December 31, 2009*
	*(unaudited)*
Assets:
Mortgage securities and similar investments ($7.44 and $7.86 billion pledged under repurchase arrangements at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)	$	7,942,342		$	8,091,103
Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties		38,738			30,485
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value		–			1,758
Cash and cash equivalents		177,637			409,623
Receivables and other assets		69,836			92,817
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		3,117			3,117

	$	8,231,670		$	8,628,903

Liabilities:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	$	7,062,389		$	7,435,256
Unsecured borrowings		103,095			103,095
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value		22,763			9,218
Common stock dividend payable		18,233			37,432
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		16,912			29,961

		7,223,392			7,614,962

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock—$0.10 par value; 100,000 shares authorized:
$1.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, 188 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 ($3,085 aggregate liquidation preference)		2,630			2,630
$1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, 15,819 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 ($180,023 aggregate liquidation preference)		176,703			176,703
Common stock—$0.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized: 70,129 and 69,319 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively		701			693
Paid-in capital		1,027,996			1,017,185
Accumulated deficit		(355,452	)		(356,154	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		155,700			172,884

		1,008,278			1,013,941

	$	8,231,670		$	8,628,903

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)


	*Quarter Ended September 30*						*Nine Months Ended September 30*

	*2010*			*2009*			*2010*			*2009*
Interest income:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	40,614		$	74,695		$	148,398		$	243,641
Other		111			69			338			419

		40,725			74,764			148,736			244,060


Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(11,096	)		(26,802	)		(35,610	)		(98,385	)
Unsecured borrowings		(2,186	)		(2,186	)		(6,560	)		(6,560	)

		(13,282	)		(28,988	)		(42,170	)		(104,945	)

		27,443			45,776			106,566			139,115


Other revenue (expense):
Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)		(427	)		16			(730	)		(893	)
Incentive compensation expense		(983	)		(1,058	)		(3,728	)		(3,435	)
General and administrative expense		(2,424	)		(2,713	)		(8,433	)		(8,313	)

		(3,834	)		(3,755	)		(12,891	)		(12,641	)


Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		23,609			42,021			93,675			126,474

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		64			64			194			194


Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668


Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668
Less cash dividends paid on preferred shares		(5,058	)		(5,058	)		(15,175	)		(15,180	)

	$	18,615		$	37,027		$	78,694		$	111,488


Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.27		$	0.56		$	1.13		$	1.74
Diluted		0.27			0.56			1.12			1.71

Cash dividends declared per share:
Common	$	0.260		$	0.560		$	1.120		$	1.700
Series A Preferred		0.400			0.400			1.200			1.200
Series B Preferred		0.315			0.315			0.945			0.945

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, unaudited)


	*Nine Months Ended September 30*
	*2010*			*2009*
Operating activities:
Net income	$	93,869		$	126,668
Noncash items:
Amortization of investment premiums		46,497			20,443
Depreciation and other amortization		165			205
Equity-based compensation costs		1,144			850
Amounts related to interest rate swap agreements		(671	)		1,613
Impairment charge related to commercial real estate loans		–			750
Net change in mortgage securities principal remittance receivable		12,046			(7,012	)
Net change in remaining receivables, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,472			(12,013	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		155,522			131,504


Investing activities:
Purchases of mortgage securities and similar investments		(2,410,469	)		(1,350,614	)
Purchased interest receivable related to purchases of mortgage securities and similar investments		(4,766	)		(3,261	)
Principal collections on mortgage securities and similar investments		2,511,525			1,065,446

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		96,290			(288,429	)


Financing activities:
Proceeds from repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		57,170,168			53,397,517
Principal payments on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(57,543,035	)		(53,156,255	)
Decrease (increase) in cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties		(8,253	)		17,710
Capital stock transactions		10,233			79,979
Dividends paid		(112,911	)		(110,369	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(483,798	)		228,582

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(231,986	)		71,657
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		409,623			96,839

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	177,637		$	168,496

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 — BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas. Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.” Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by federal government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. Agency-guaranteed mortgage pass-through securities (“Agency Securities”), carry an implied AAA rating with limited, if any, credit risk, particularly in light of federal government support for the GSEs.

NOTE 2 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Interim Financial Reporting and Reclassifications

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010. For further information refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto incorporated by reference into the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Recent Accounting Developments

On January 1, 2010 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“ASC 810-10-25”). Among other items, this pronouncement responds to concerns about the application of certain key provisions of the previous pronouncement, including those regarding the transparency of a company’s involvement with variable interest entities. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 — EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred share dividends and adjusting for the impact of unvested stock awards deemed to be participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, calculated excluding unvested stock awards. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting dividends on convertible preferred shares when such shares are antidilutive and similar adjustments for participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding calculated excluding unvested stock awards, giving effect to equity awards and convertible preferred shares when such awards and shares are dilutive. For calculation purposes the Series A and B preferred shares are considered dilutive whenever basic earnings per common share exceeds each Series’ dividend

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divided by the conversion rate applicable for that period. Unvested stock awards that are deemed participating securities are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, if dilutive, under either the two class method or the treasury stock method, depending upon which method produces the more dilutive result. Components of the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):


	*Quarter Ended September 30*						*Nine Months Ended September 30*

	*2010*			*2009*			*2010*			*2009*
Numerator for basic earnings per common share:
Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668
Series A and B preferred share dividends		(5,058	)		(5,058	)		(15,175	)		(15,180	)
Unvested stock award participation in earnings		(104	)		(182	)		(437	)		(538	)

	$	18,511		$	36,845		$	78,257		$	110,950

Denominator for basic earnings per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		70,129			65,745			69,879			64,140
Average unvested stock awards outstanding		(393	)		(353	)		(389	)		(377	)

		69,736			65,392			69,490			63,763

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.27		$	0.56		$	1.13		$	1.74

Numerator for diluted earnings per common share:
Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668
Dividends on antidilutive convertible preferred shares		(4,983	)		–			(14,949	)		–
Unvested stock award participation in earnings		(104	)		(182	)		(437	)		(538	)

	$	18,586		$	41,903		$	78,483		$	126,130

Denominator for diluted earnings per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		70,129			65,745			69,879			64,140
Average unvested stock awards outstanding		(393	)		(353	)		(389	)		(377	)
Net effect of dilutive option awards		34			116			39			107
Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares		310			9,928			310			9,928

		70,080			75,436			69,839			73,798

Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.27		$	0.56		$	1.12		$	1.71

Potentially dilutive securities:
Antidilutive convertible preferred shares		15,819			–			15,819			–
Antidilutive equity awards excludable under the treasury stock method:
Shares issuable under option awards		70			10			40			40
Unvested stock awards		111			–			111			–

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NOTE 4 — MORTGAGE SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS

Mortgage securities and similar investments and related weighted average coupon rates (“net WAC”) and yields classified by collateral type and interest rate characteristics were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	*Principal* *Balance*		Investment Premiums		*Basis*		*Carrying* *Amount ^(a)*		*Net* *WAC ⁽^b⁾*			*Average* *Yield ⁽^b⁾*
*September 30, 2010*
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	5,204	$	15	$	5,219	$	5,235		6.78	%		6.48	%
ARMs		7,128,103		135,401		7,263,504		7,434,390		3.26			2.16
Ginnie Mae ARMs		463,869		7,116		470,985		478,192		3.28			2.92

		7,597,176		142,532		7,739,708		7,917,817		3.26			2.20

Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		3,513		6		3,519		3,519		6.99			7.01
ARMs		7,380		62		7,442		7,442		3.46			3.80

		10,893		68		10,961		10,961		4.59			4.83
Collateral for structured financings		3,493		58		3,551		3,551		8.01			8.07
Senior notes		10,000		13		10,013		10,013		10.00			9.67

	$	7,621,562	$	142,671	$	7,764,233	$	7,942,342		3.28			2.22

*December 31, 2009*
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	6,835	$	20	$	6,855	$	6,871		6.75			6.47
ARMs		7,415,616		107,066		7,522,682		7,696,743		4.06			3.59
Ginnie Mae ARMs		354,611		2,210		356,821		362,061		3.94			3.68

		7,777,062		109,296		7,886,358		8,065,675		4.06			3.60

Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		3,683		6		3,689		3,689		7.00			6.93
ARMs		7,974		67		8,041		8,041		3.93			4.26

		11,657		73		11,730		11,730		4.89			5.08
Collateral for structured financings		3,585		60		3,645		3,645		8.05			8.54
Senior notes		10,000		53		10,053		10,053		10.00			9.63

	$	7,802,304	$	109,482	$	7,911,786	$	8,091,103		4.07			3.59

(a)

Includes unrealized gains and losses for securities classified as available-for-sale, if applicable, (see NOTE 9).

(b)

Net WAC is presented net of servicing and other fees and represents the cash yield inherent in the portfolio as of the indicated balance sheet date, before amortization of investment premiums. Average yield is presented for the quarter then ended, calculated including the amortization of investment premiums and excluding unrealized gains and losses.

Agency Securities carry an implied AAA rating and therefore limited credit risk, particularly in light of government support for the GSEs. Residential mortgage loans held by the Company were originated prior to 1995 when Capstead operated a mortgage conduit and the related credit risk is borne by the Company. Collateral for structured financings consists of private residential mortgage securities obtained through the above-mentioned mortgage conduit that are pledged to secure repayment of the structured financings. The credit risk for these securities is borne by the related bondholders. The maturity of mortgage securities is directly affected by prepayments of principal on the underlying mortgage loans. Consequently, the actual maturity of the Company’s mortgage securities will be significantly shorter than the portfolio’s 277 month weighted average contractual maturity.

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Fixed-rate investments are generally Agency Securities backed by mortgage loans with fixed rates of interest. Adjustable-rate investments generally are ARM Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period. After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indexes such as one-month LIBOR or the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

The Company classifies its ARM securities based on each security’s average number of months until coupon reset (“months to roll”). Current-reset ARM securities have a months to roll of less than 18 months while longer-to-reset ARM securities have a months to roll of 18 months or greater. As of September 30, 2010, the average months to roll for the Company’s $7.0 billion (basis) in current-reset ARM securities was 5.4 months while the average months-to-roll for the Company’s $742 million (basis) in longer-to-reset ARM securities was 27.8 months.

Senior notes held by the Company consist of $10.0 million face amount of AAA-rated senior notes issued in July 2009 pursuant to a larger private placement by two large commercial banks of the senior and junior notes of a lending counterparty. The notes bear interest at 10.0% per annum payable monthly, mature on December 15, 2010 and are callable by the borrower at par.

NOTE 5 — INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

To facilitate the issuance of Unsecured borrowings, Capstead formed and capitalized three Delaware statutory trusts through the issuance to the Company of the trusts’ common securities totaling $3.1 million (see NOTE 7). The Company’s equity in the earnings of the trusts consists solely of the common trust securities’ pro rata share in interest accruing on Unsecured borrowings issued to the trusts.

NOTE 6 — REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR

BORROWINGS, INCLUDING RELATED HEDGING ACTIVITY

Capstead generally pledges its Mortgage securities and similar investments as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, when each borrowing is initiated or renewed. Repurchase arrangements involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets or similar assets at a future date. The amount borrowed generally is equal to the fair value of the assets pledged less an agreed-upon “haircut.” At September 30, 2010 haircuts for pledged Agency Securities typically ranged from three to five percent of the fair value of the pledged assets, exclusive of monthly principal and interest remittance receivables.

Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company are accounted for as financings and require the repurchase of the transferred securities at the end of each arrangement’s term, typically 30 to 90 days. The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments. Interest rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty. In response to declines in fair value of pledged securities, lenders may require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down

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borrowings or establish cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls. The fair value of pledged securities may decline as a result of principal pay downs on the collateral, declines in market value or other market conditions. The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders. Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, classified by type of collateral and maturities, and related weighted average interest rates were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	*September 30, 2010*					*December 31, 2009*
*Collateral Type*	Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate ^(a)			Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate ^(a)
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	5,824,417		0.28	%	$	7,431,611		0.29	%
Borrowings with maturities of 31 to 90 days:
Agency Securities		1,234,421		0.29			–		–
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings		3,551		8.01			3,645		8.05

	$	7,062,389		0.29		$	7,435,256		0.29

Average borrowings outstanding ^(b)	$	6,603,137				$	7,130,302

(a)

Average rate is presented as of the indicated balance sheet date and does not include the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges on a designated portion of 30- to 90-day borrowings (see below). After giving effect to these cash flow hedges, the weighted average effective rate was 0.63% and 0.89% as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The weighted average effective rate on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, including the effects of interest rate swap agreements, was 0.66% and 0.68% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

(b)

Average borrowings outstanding is presented for the quarter then ended. Borrowings were higher at quarter-end primarily due to differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff.

Capstead uses two-year term, one- and three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements to help mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates. These derivative financial instruments (“Derivatives”) are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate of current and forecasted 30- to 90-day repurchase arrangements. This hedge relationship establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings because the variable-rate payments received on the swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on the related borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates. The Company’s swap agreements, with an average expiration of 14 months, had the following characteristics at September 30, 2010 (dollars in thousands):


*Quarter of* *Contract Expiration*	*Notional* *Amount*		*Average* *Fixed Rate*
Currently-paying contracts:
First Quarter 2011	$	400,000		1.37	%
Second Quarter 2011		100,000		1.19
Third Quarter 2011		400,000		1.33
Fourth Quarter 2011		900,000		1.15
First Quarter 2012		800,000		1.10
Second Quarter 2012		–		–
Third Quarter 2012		200,000		0.83
Fourth Quarter 2012		–		–

		2,800,000		1.17
Forward-starting contracts:
First Quarter 2013		300,000		0.77

	$	3,100,000		1.13

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Related disclosures were as follows as of and for the indicated periods (in thousands):


	*Location* in *Balance* *Sheet*			*September 30,* *2010*			*December 31,* *2009*
*Balance sheet-related*
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: ^(c)
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value – (an asset)		^(a	⁾	$	–		$	1,758
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value – (a liability)		^(a	⁾		(22,763	)		(9,218	)
Related net interest payable		^(b	⁾		(7,207	)		(17,451	)

				$	(29,970	)	$	(24,911	)


	*Location of* Gain or (Loss) Recognized in *Net Income*			*Quarter Ended September 30*						*Nine Months Ended September 30*
				*2010*			*2009*			*2010*			*2009*
*Income statement-related*
Components of effect on interest expense:
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI:
Effective portion of active positions				$	(5,810	)	$	(15,558	)	$	(21,557	)	$	(41,201	)
Effective portion of terminated positions ^(d)					–			(342	)		(31	)		(901	)

					(5,810	)		(15,900	)		(21,588	)		(42,102	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized (ineffective portion)					(213	)		(631	)		36			(983	)

Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives		^(e	⁾	$	(6,023	)	$	(16,531	)	$	(21,552	)	$	(43,085	)

*Other comprehensive income-related*
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)				$	(12,341	)	$	(6,191	)	$	(37,564	)	$	(14,240	)

(a)

Presented separately on the face of the balance sheet.

(b)

Included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the balance sheet.

(c)

The amount of unrealized losses that will be recognized in the statement of income over the next twelve months in the form of fixed and variable rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $20.3 million at September 30, 2010.

(d)

In March 2008 a swap agreement with a $100 million notional amount was terminated for a realized loss of $2.3 million which has been amortized to earnings over the original two-year term of the Derivative (through January 2010).

(e)

Included in “Interest expense: Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings” on the face of the statement of income.

Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily using Level Two Inputs in accordance with “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). In determining fair value estimates for these Derivatives, the Company utilizes the standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts based on expected future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves. The Company also incorporates both its own nonperformance risk and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk, as applicable, in determining the fair value of its interest rate swap Derivatives. In considering the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company considered the impact of netting and credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees, and has concluded that counterparty risk is not significant to the overall valuation of these agreements.

NOTE 7 — UNSECURED BORROWINGS

Unsecured borrowings consist of 30-year junior subordinated notes issued in 2006 and 2005 to three special-purpose statutory trusts. These unconsolidated affiliates were formed to issue $3.1 million of the trusts’ common securities to Capstead and to privately place $100 million of preferred securities with

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unrelated third party investors. Included in Receivables and other assets are $2.5 million in remaining issue costs associated with these transactions. Note balances and related weighted average interest rates as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (calculated including issue cost amortization) were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	*Borrowings* *Outstanding*		*Average* *Rate*
Junior subordinated notes:
Capstead Mortgage Trust I	$	36,083		8.31	%
Capstead Mortgage Trust II		41,238		8.46
Capstead Mortgage Trust III		25,774		8.78

	$	103,095		8.49

The junior subordinated notes pay interest to the trusts quarterly calculated at fixed rates of 8.19% to 8.685% for ten years from issuance and subsequently at prevailing three-month LIBOR rates plus 3.30% to 3.50% for 20 years, reset quarterly. The trusts remit dividends pro rata to the common and preferred trust securities based on the same terms as the subordinated notes provided that payments on the trusts’ common securities are subordinate to payments on the related preferred securities. The Capstead Mortgage Trust I notes and trust securities mature in October 2035 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after October 30, 2010. The Capstead Mortgage Trust II notes and trust securities mature in December 2035 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after December 15, 2015. The Capstead Mortgage Trust III notes and trust securities mature in September 2036 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after September 15, 2016.

Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company entered into three forward-starting swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $100 million and terms coinciding with the variable-rate terms of these borrowings that begin in 2015 and 2016. After considering these cash-flow hedges, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%.

NOTE 8 — COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is net income plus other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) currently consists of the change in net unrealized gains on mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale and amounts related to Derivatives held as cash flow hedges. As of September 30, 2010, the Accumulated other comprehensive income component of stockholders’ equity consisted of $178.1 million in net unrealized gains on mortgage securities held available-for-sale and $22.4 million in net unrealized losses on Derivatives held as cash flow hedges. The following provides information regarding the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):


	*Quarter Ended September 30*						*Nine Months Ended September 30*
	*2010*			*2009*			*2010*			*2009*
Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Amounts related to available-for-sale securities:
Change in net unrealized gains		2,106			30,680			(1,208	)		157,262
Amounts related to cash flow hedges:
Change in net unrealized losses		(12,341	)		(6,191	)		(37,564	)		(14,240	)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income		5,810			15,900			21,588			42,102

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,425	)		40,389			(17,184	)		185,124

Comprehensive income	$	19,248		$	82,474		$	76,685		$	311,792

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NOTE 9 — DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables and related discussion provide fair value disclosures as of the indicated balance sheet dates for Capstead’s financial assets and liabilities, most of which are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates and market liquidity conditions, as well as other factors beyond the control of management. Excluded from these disclosures are financial instruments for which the Company’s cost basis is deemed to approximate fair value due primarily to the short duration of these instruments, including Cash and cash equivalents, Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties, receivables, payables and borrowings under repurchase arrangements with initial terms of 120 days or less.

The Company’s holdings of residential mortgage securities, nearly all of which are classified as held available-for-sale, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level Two Inputs in accordance with ASC 820. In determining fair value estimates for mortgage securities the Company considers recent trading activity for similar investments and pricing levels indicated by lenders in connection with designating collateral for repurchase arrangements, provided such pricing levels are considered indicative of actual market clearing transactions. Fair values for senior notes are estimated using valuation techniques that involve uncertainties and are affected by assumptions used and judgments made regarding risk characteristics, discount rates, future cash flows, future loss expectations, and other factors (i.e., Level Three Inputs in accordance with ASC 820). In estimating these fair values, the Company used a discount rate of 10% to determine the net present value of related future cash flows. See NOTE 6 for information relative to the valuation of interest rate swap agreements.

Fair value disclosures for financial instruments other than debt securities were as follows (in thousands):


	*September 30, 2010*				*December 31, 2009*
	Carrying Amount		*Fair Value*		Carrying Amount		*Fair Value*
Financial assets:
Residential mortgage loans	$	10,961	$	11,100	$	11,730	$	11,800
Interest rate swap agreements		–		–		1,758		1,758
Financial liabilities:
Unsecured borrowings		103,095		105,500		103,095		102,000
Interest rate swap agreements		22,763		22,763		9,218		9,218

Fair value and related disclosures for debt securities were as follows (in thousands):


			*Gross Unrealized*
	*Basis*		*Gains*		*Losses*		*Fair Value*
*As of September 30, 2010*
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale	$	7,734,665	$	178,798	$	689	$	7,912,774
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		8,593		401		–		8,994
Senior notes classified as held-to-maturity		10,013		–		13		10,000
*As of December 31, 2009*
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale		7,879,697		179,696		379		8,059,014
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		10,306		477		–		10,783
Senior notes classified as held-to-maturity		10,053		–		53		10,000

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	*September 30, 2010*				*December 31, 2009*
	*Fair Value*		*Unrealized* *Loss*		*Fair Value*		*Unrealized* *Loss*
Securities in an unrealized loss position:
One year or greater	$	12,486	$	19	$	41,596	$	162
Less than one year		106,654		683		111,130		270

	$	119,140	$	702	$	152,726	$	432

Managing a leveraged portfolio of primarily ARM Agency Securities is the core focus of Capstead’s investment strategy and management expects these securities will be held until payoff absent a major shift in the Company’s investment focus. Declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically modest for investments in relatively short-duration ARM Agency Securities compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets (duration is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements). These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as the coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment allowing for the potential recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates.

From a credit risk perspective, the real or implied federal government guarantee associated with Agency Securities, particularly in light of government support for the GSEs, helps ensure that fluctuations in value due to credit risk associated with these securities will be limited. Given that (a) any existing unrealized losses on mortgage securities held by the Company are not attributable to credit risk, (b) the Company typically holds its investments to maturity, and (c) it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of its investments, none of these investments are considered other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2010.

NOTE 10 — COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

The compensation committee of Capstead’s board of directors administers all compensation programs for employees including salaries and related programs, annual incentive compensation and long-term equity-based awards, as well as other benefit programs.

Performance-based Cash Compensation Program to Augment Base Salaries

In 2008 the compensation committee implemented a performance-based cash compensation program designed to introduce a variable component to the base compensation for executive officers that provides for payments equal to the per share dividend declared on the Company’s common stock multiplied by a notional amount of non-vesting or “phantom” common shares (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents are not attached to any stock or option awards and only have the right to receive the same cash distributions that the Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive during the term of the grants, subject to certain conditions, including continuous service. In implementing this program, initial Dividend Equivalents for 225,000 phantom common shares with terms ending on July 1, 2012 were granted to certain executive officers in July 2008. In July 2009, these officers received additional grants for 225,000 phantom common shares, also with terms ending July 1, 2012. On July 12, 2010, in lieu of increasing base salaries for executive officers, and to further its goal of increasing the variable component of their compensation, the committee granted 60,000 additional Dividend Equivalents with a July 1, 2013 expiration date. In addition, the committee extended the expiration of the previous grants by one year to also expire July 1, 2013. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized in General and administrative expense $133,000 and $520,000 related to this program, respectively.

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Annual Incentive Compensation

To provide employees with an appropriate performance-based annual incentive compensation opportunity, each year the committee approves an incentive formula to create an incentive pool equal to a percentage participation in the Company’s earnings in excess of a pre-established performance threshold. This formula is intended to serve as a guideline for the creation of an annual incentive pool. The committee has complete discretion with respect to the amount to be distributed from the pool, including its allocation between executive officers and other employees. Distributions are typically made annually subsequent to year-end, unless paid earlier for tax planning purposes.

The formula approved for 2010 and 2009 includes a minimum performance threshold based on return on average long-term investment capital and a maximum amount, or cap, available to be paid in any one year of 50 basis points multiplied by “average long-term investment capital,” as defined. The incentive pool equals a 10% participation in “annual earnings,” as defined, in excess of a benchmark amount based on “average long-term investment capital,” as defined, multiplied by the greater of 8.00% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points. Annual earnings for formula purposes equates to Net income excluding (i) Incentive compensation expense, (ii) any gain or loss from asset sales or writedowns, including impairment charges, and (iii) interest on Unsecured borrowings, net of equity in the earnings of related statutory trusts reflected in the balance sheet as Investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Average long-term investment capital for formula purposes equates to Unsecured borrowings, net of related investments in statutory trusts and average Stockholders’ equity, excluding (i) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), (ii) incentive compensation accruals, (iii) any gain or loss from asset sales or writedowns, including impairment charges, and (iv) interest on Unsecured borrowings, net of equity in the earnings of related statutory trusts. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized Incentive compensation expense at the capped amounts, totaling $983,000 and $3.7 million, respectively, the accruals for which are included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Long-term Equity-based Awards

The Company sponsors equity-based award plans to provide for the issuance of stock awards, option awards and other long-term equity-based awards to directors and employees (collectively, the “Plans”). At September 30, 2010, the Plans had 1,495,028 common shares remaining available for future issuance.

The table below includes service-based stock awards issued to directors and employees with related annual vesting information for 2010 and future years (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), as of September 30, 2010:


Year of Grant	Grant Date Fair Value *Per Share*		Total Original Grants		*Remaining Shares Vesting In:*
Year of Grant	Grant Date Fair Value *Per Share*		Total Original Grants		*2010*		*2011*		*2012*		*2013*		*2014*
2006	$	8.06		218,957		42,499		42,499		–		–		–
2007		12.93		156,000		22,672		22,665		22,665		22,663		23,663
2008		12.87		6,000		–		–		–		–		–
2009		11.39		6,000		6,000		–		–		–		–
2010		11.64		12,000		–		12,000		–		–		–

In 2008 the Company implemented a performance-based stock award program in lieu of its previous practice of issuing service-based awards to employees. As this program is currently configured, the first 50% of awards granted each year vest provided certain performance criteria pertaining to a three-year measurement period that starts at the beginning of the following calendar year are met. The remaining 50% vests provided performance criteria pertaining to a three-year measurement period beginning one year later are met. If the performance criteria are not met at the end of a three-year measurement period, vesting will be deferred and a new three-year measurement period will be established to include the

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subsequent year, up to and including the seventh calendar year after the year of grant. Any remaining unvested awards will expire if the performance criteria for the final three-year measurement period are not met. The performance criteria establishes an annualized threshold return on the Company’s long-term investment capital, subject to certain adjustments, of the greater of 8.0% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points that must be exceeded for the awards to vest. Performance-based stock awards were as follows at September 30, 2010:


*Year of* *Grant*	*Grant Date* *Fair Value* *Per Share*		*Total* *Original* *Grants*		*Final Measurement* *Period Ends* *December 31*	*Remaining Shares with* *Initial Measurement Periods* *Ending December 31*
*Year of* *Grant*	*Grant Date* *Fair Value* *Per Share*		*Total* *Original* *Grants*			*2011*		*2012*		*2013*
2008	$	10.18		140,658	2015		68,131		68,131		–
2009		14.33		110,917	2016		–		55,463		55,454

Total stock award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is summarized below:


	*Number* *of Shares*			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Stock awards outstanding at December 31, 2009		451,505		$	11.53
Grants		12,000			11.64
Vestings		(71,171	)		10.03

Stock awards outstanding at September 30, 2010		392,334			11.81

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized in General and administrative expense $380,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, related to stock awards. Unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock awards totaled $3.4 million as of September 30, 2010, to be expensed over a weighted average period of 1.8 years, assuming related performance criteria are met for the initial measurement periods for performance-based stock awards.

Option awards currently outstanding have contractual terms and vesting requirements at the grant date of up to ten years and have been issued with strike prices equal to the quoted market prices of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company estimates option exercises, expected holding periods and forfeitures based on past experience and current expectations for option performance and employee or director attrition. Risk-free rates are based on market rates for the expected life of the option. Expected dividends are based on historical experience and expectations for future performance. Expected volatility factors are based on historical experience. The table below includes option awards issued to directors and employees in prior years with related annual vesting information for 2010 and future years (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), as of September 30, 2010:


*Year of* *Grant*	Grant Date Fair Value Per Share*		*Strike* *Price*		*Total* Original Grants		*Remaining* *Shares Vesting In:*
*Year of* *Grant*	Grant Date Fair Value Per Share*		*Strike* *Price*		*Total* Original Grants		*2010*		*2011*
2006	$	0.78	$	7.43		258,000		34,750		–
2007		0.89		10.46		220,500		38,250		38,250
2008		2.08		12.87		30,000		–		–
2009		1.52		11.69		30,000		30,000		–

Based on volatility factors of 31%, 27%, 50% and 51% for years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively; dividend yields of 10% for years 2006 and 2007, 12% for 2008 and 14% for 2009; risk-free rates of 4.91%, 4.60%, 2.91% and 1.70% for years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively; and four year expected terms.

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Option award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is summarized below:


	*Number of* *Shares*			*Weighted Average* *Exercise Price*
Option awards outstanding at December 31, 2009		289,375		$	10.48
Exercises		(1,250	)		8.82

Option awards outstanding at September 30, 2010		288,125			10.48

Exercisable option awards outstanding as of September 30, 2010 totaled 249,875 common shares and had a weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.57 years, an average exercise price of $10.49 and an aggregate intrinsic value of $215,000. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized in General and administrative expense $3,000 and $29,000, respectively, related to option awards. Unrecognized compensation costs for unvested option awards totaled $5,000 at September 30, 2010, to be expensed over a weighted average period of less than one year.

Other Benefit Programs

Capstead sponsors a qualified defined contribution retirement plan for all employees and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for certain of its officers. In general the Company matches up to 50% of a participant’s voluntary contribution up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s compensation and makes discretionary contributions of up to another 3% of compensation regardless of participation in the plans. Company contributions are subject to certain vesting requirements. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recognized in General and administrative expense $96,000 and $348,000, respectively, related to contributions to these plans.

NOTE 11 — NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS

The following summarizes interest income, interest expense and weighted average interest rates as well as related changes in interest income and interest expense due to changes in interest rates versus changes in volume (dollars in thousands):


	*Quarter Ended September 30*
	*2010*						*2009*						*Related Changes in*
	*Amount*			*Average* *Rate*			*Amount*			*Average* *Rate*			Rate*			Volume*			Total*
Interest income:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	40,614			2.22	%	$	74,695			3.95	%	$	(31,708	)	$	(2,373	)	$	(34,081	)
Other		111			0.26			69			0.25			3			39			42

		40,725			2.18			74,764			3.90			(31,705	)		(2,334	)		(34,039	)

Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(11,096	)		0.66			(26,802	)		1.55			(14,710	)		(996	)		(15,706	)
Unsecured borrowings		(2,186	)		8.49			(2,186	)		8.49			–			–			–

		(13,282	)		0.78			(28,988	)		1.65			(14,710	)		(996	)		(15,706	)

	$	27,443			1.40		$	45,776			2.25		$	(16,995	)	$	(1,338	)	$	(18,333	)

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	*Nine Months Ended September 30*
	*2010*						*2009*						*Related Changes in*
	*Amount*			Average Rate			*Amount*			Average Rate			Rate*			Volume*			Total*
Interest income:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	148,398			2.63	%	$	243,641			4.30	%	$	(94,144	)	$	(1,099	)	$	(95,243	)
Other		338			0.18			419			0.46			(355	)		274			(81	)

		148,736			2.55			244,060			4.24			(94,499	)		(825	)		(95,324	)

Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(35,610	)		0.68			(98,385	)		1.92			(64,218	)		1,443			(62,775	)
Unsecured borrowings		(6,560	)		8.49			(6,560	)		8.49			–			–			–

		(42,170	)		0.79			(104,945	)		2.01			(64,218	)		1,443			(62,775	)

	$	106,566			1.76		$	139,115			2.23		$	(30,281	)	$	(2,268	)	$	(32,549	)

*	The change in interest income and interest expense due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Overview

Capstead Mortgage Corporation (“Capstead” or the “Company”) operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas. Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by federal government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. Agency-guaranteed mortgage securities (“Agency Securities”), carry an implied AAA rating with limited, if any, credit risk, particularly in light of government support for the GSEs. Management believes this strategy can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term while substantially eliminating credit risk and reducing, but not eliminating, sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

Capstead finances its investments with borrowings under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions supported by its long-term investment capital. The Company’s long-term investment capital at September 30, 2010 was essentially unchanged from year-end at $1.11 billion and consisted of $829 million in common stockholders’ equity together with $179 million of perpetual preferred stockholders’ equity (recorded amounts) and $100 million of long-term unsecured borrowings (net of related investments in statutory trusts). The Company’s mortgage securities and similar investments portfolio totaled $7.94 billion at September 30, 2010, a decrease of $149 million from year-end, which contributed to a decline in portfolio leverage (borrowings under repurchase arrangements divided by long-term investment capital) to 6.37 to one at September 30, 2010 from 6.67 to one at year-end. The decline since year-end in portfolio balances and leverage is primarily a result of a sharp increase in portfolio runoff between March and July associated with buyouts by the GSEs of seriously delinquent loans from their mortgage guarantee portfolios. Pricing for ARM Agency Securities at September 30, 2010 was higher than at year-end, although the benefit to book value per common share of higher prices on the Company’s existing portfolio was more than offset by the elimination of unrealized gains associated with portfolio runoff and by lower interest rate swap valuations as a result of lower expectations of rising interest rates than were prevalent at year-end. As a result, book value per common share has declined $0.22 since year-end to $11.77 at September 30, 2010.

Capstead reported net income of $24 million and $94 million or $0.27 and $1.12 per diluted common share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $42 million and $127 million or $0.56 and $1.71 per diluted common share for the same periods in 2009. The decrease in earnings can largely be attributed to lower total financing spreads (the difference between yields on interest-earning assets and rates on interest-bearing liabilities), which averaged 140 and 176 basis points for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 225 and 223 basis points during the same periods in 2009. Financing spreads were negatively affected by significantly higher investment premium amortization resulting from higher portfolio runoff as a consequence of the GSE buyout programs, as well as lower coupon interest rates on ARM loans underlying the portfolio that reset to more current interest rates and lower yields on portfolio acquisitions. Additionally, current quarter earnings were negatively affected by temporarily lower average portfolio balances as runoff in July from the conclusion of the GSE buyout programs was not redeployed until later in the quarter.

With the July conclusion of the GSE buyout programs, prepayments have moderated considerably (averaging approximately a 18.1% constant prepayment rate, or CPR from August through October) and are expected to remain moderate for at least the remainder of 2010. Additionally, with acquisitions

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subsequent to quarter-end, the Company has now replaced all of this year’s portfolio runoff through October and anticipates reporting an increase for the year in overall portfolio size. The continued progress in re-leveraging the Company’s long-term investment capital, together with expectations for continued moderate prepayments, bolsters expectations for reporting significantly improved operating results for the fourth quarter and into 2011.

The size and composition of Capstead’s investment portfolio depends on investment strategies being implemented by management, the availability of investment capital as well as overall market conditions, including the availability of attractively priced investments and suitable financing to appropriately leverage the Company’s investment capital. Market conditions are influenced by, among other things, current levels of, and expectations for future levels of, short-term interest rates, mortgage prepayments and market liquidity.

Risk Factors and Critical Accounting Policies

Under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Policies” are discussions of risk factors and critical accounting policies affecting Capstead’s financial condition and earnings that are an integral part of this discussion and analysis. Readers are strongly urged to consider the potential impact of these factors and accounting policies on the Company and its financial results.

Book Value per Common Share

Nearly all of Capstead’s mortgage investments and all of its interest rate swap agreements are reflected at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet and are therefore included in the calculation of book value per common share (total stockholders’ equity, less liquidation preferences of the Company’s Series A and B preferred shares, divided by common shares outstanding). The fair value of these positions is impacted by market conditions, including changes in interest rates, and the availability of financing at reasonable rates and leverage levels. The Company’s investment strategy attempts to mitigate these risks by focusing almost exclusively on investments in Agency Securities, which are considered to have little, if any, credit risk and are collateralized by ARM loans with interest rates that reset periodically to more current levels. Because of these characteristics, the fair value of Capstead’s portfolio is considerably less vulnerable to significant pricing declines caused by credit concerns or rising interest rates compared to portfolios that contain a significant amount of non-agency and/or fixed-rate mortgage securities. The following table illustrates the progression of book value per common share during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010:


	*Quarter Ended*									*Nine Months* *Ended* *September 30*
	*March 30*			*June 30*			*September 30*			*Nine Months* *Ended* *September 30*
Book value per common share, beginning of period	$	11.99		$	11.77		$	11.82		$	11.99
Accretion attributed to capital transactions		0.02			–			–			0.02
Earnings in excess of (less than) dividend distributions		–			(0.01	)		0.01			–
Increase (decrease) in fair value of mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale		(0.15	)		0.10			0.03			(0.02	)
Decrease in fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges		(0.09	)		(0.04	)		(0.09	)		(0.22	)

Book value per common share, end of period	$	11.77		$	11.82		$	11.77		$	11.77

Capital Raising Activity

During the quarters ended June 30 and September 30, 2010, Capstead did not raise new common equity capital through its at-the-market continuous offering program or by other means. During the first quarter of 2010 the Company raised $10 million in new common equity capital, after underwriting discounts and

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offering expenses, by issuing 811,000 common shares at an average price of $12.85 per share through this program. The Company may raise additional equity capital in future periods using this program or by other means.

Residential Mortgage Investments

The following table progresses the Company’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands):


	*Quarter* *Ended* *September 30, 2010*			*Nine Months* *Ended* *September 30, 2010*
Residential mortgage investments, beginning of period	$	7,678,819		$	8,091,103
Increase (decrease) in unrealized gains on securities held available-for-sale		2,106			(1,208	)
Portfolio acquisitions (principal amount) at purchased yields of 2.26% and 2.40%, respectively		1,130,443			2,330,780
Investment premiums on acquisitions		39,396			79,689
Portfolio runoff (principal amount)		(890,733	)		(2,511,525	)
Investment premium amortization		(17,689	)		(46,497	)

Residential mortgage investments, end of period	$	7,942,342		$	7,942,342

Capstead’s investment strategy focuses on managing a large portfolio of residential mortgage investments consisting almost exclusively of ARM Agency Securities. Agency Securities carry an implied AAA rating with limited, if any, credit risk because the timely payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the GSEs, which are federally chartered corporations, or an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. The 2009 conservatorship of the GSEs by their federal regulator, and related capital commitments to the GSEs made by the U.S. Treasury, have largely alleviated market concerns regarding the ability of the GSEs to fulfill their guarantee obligations. By focusing on investing in relatively short-duration ARM Agency Securities, declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically relatively modest compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets (duration is a common measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements). These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment allowing for the potential recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates.

ARM securities are backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period. After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indexes such as one-month LIBOR or the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

The Company classifies its ARM securities based on each security’s average number of months until coupon reset (“months to roll”). Months to roll is an indicator of asset duration which is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements. Current-reset ARM securities have a months to roll of less than 18 months while longer-to-reset ARM securities have a months to roll of 18 months or greater. After consideration of any applicable initial fixed-rate periods, at September 30, 2010 approximately 60%, 21% and 18% of the Company’s ARM securities were backed by mortgage loans

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that reset annually, semi-annually and monthly, respectively. Additionally, at September 30, 2010 over 90% of the Company’s current-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset, while none of its longer-to-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset. All percentages are approximate and based on averages of the characteristics of mortgage loans underlying each security and calculated using unpaid principal balances. As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s ARM securities featured the following characteristics (dollars in thousands):


*ARM Type*	*Basis ^(a)*		*Net* *WAC ⁽^b⁾*			*Fully* *Indexed* *WAC ⁽^b⁾*			*Average* *Net* *Margins ⁽^b⁾*			*Average* Periodic Caps ⁽^b⁾			*Average* *Lifetime* *Caps ⁽^b⁾*			*Months* To *Roll*

Current-reset ARMs:
Fannie Mae Agency Securities	$	5,159,707		2.94	%		2.31	%		1.73	%		3.19	%		10.17	%		5.1
Freddie Mac Agency Securities		1,494,655		3.52			2.43			1.94			2.19			11.42			6.5
Ginnie Mae Agency Securities		338,115		3.25			1.79			1.53			1.00			10.10			5.1
Residential mortgage loans		7,442		3.46			2.52			2.06			1.55			11.07			4.5

		6,999,919		3.08			2.32			1.77			2.85			10.43			5.4

Longer-to-reset ARMs:
Fannie Mae Agency Securities		352,425		5.02			2.34			1.63			1.88			10.59			26.3
Freddie Mac Agency Securities		256,717		5.80			2.43			1.75			1.88			11.10			25.1
Ginnie Mae Agency Securities		132,870		3.34			1.77			1.50			1.03			8.37			37.0

		742,012		4.99			2.26			1.65			1.73			10.37			27.8

	$	7,741,931		3.26			2.32			1.75			2.74			10.43			7.5

(a)

Basis represents the Company’s investment (unpaid principal balance plus unamortized investment premium) before unrealized gains and losses. As of September 30, 2010, the ratio of basis to related unpaid principal balance for the Company’s ARM securities was 101.88. This table excludes $5 million in fixed-rate Agency Securities, $4 million in fixed-rate residential mortgage loans and $4 million in private residential mortgage pass-through securities held as collateral for structured financings.

(b)

Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is presented net of servicing and other fees and represents the cash yield inherent in the portfolio as of the indicated date before amortization of investment premiums. Fully indexed WAC represents the weighted average coupon upon one or more resets using interest rate indexes and Net Margins as of the indicated date. Average Net Margins represents the weighted average level over the underlying indexes that the portfolio can adjust to upon reset, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or Caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead generally pledges its residential mortgage investments as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, when each borrowing is initiated or renewed. Repurchase arrangements involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets or similar assets at a future date. The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged less an agreed-upon “haircut.” At September 30, 2010 haircuts for pledged Agency Securities typically ranged from three to five percent of the fair value of the pledged assets, exclusive of monthly principal and interest remittance receivables.

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The Company’s borrowings under repurchase arrangements at September 30, 2010 consisted of $7.06 billion of primarily 30-day borrowings with 20 counterparties at average rates of 0.28%, before the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges on a designated portion of 30- to 90-day borrowings (see below). Weighted average effective interest rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, including the effects of the interest rate swap agreements, were 0.66% and 0.68% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

The Company currently uses two-year term, one- and three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements to mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates. Under the terms of currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held at September 30, 2010, the Company pays fixed rates of interest averaging 1.17% on notional amounts totaling $2.80 billion with an average maturity of 13 months. Variable payments received by the Company under its swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on a like amount of the Company’s 30- to 90-day borrowings leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowing rates. During the quarter and subsequent to quarter-end, the Company also entered into several forward-starting two-year swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $500 million that will begin paying fixed rates of interest averaging 0.69% in January 2011 and will expire in January 2013. After consideration of swap positions entered into as of quarter-end, the Company’s residential mortgage investments and related borrowings under repurchase arrangements had durations of approximately 8³/4 and 6¹/2 months, respectively, for a net duration gap of approximately 2¹/4 months at September 30, 2010, compared to approximately 3¹/4 months at year-end. The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk by utilizing suitable derivatives such as interest rate swap agreements as well as longer-dated committed borrowings if available at attractive terms.

In response to deteriorating market conditions experienced the latter part of 2007 and in 2008, Capstead significantly reduced its portfolio leverage during those periods by raising a significant amount of new common equity capital, selling a limited amount of Agency Securities and, when appropriate, curtailing the replacement of portfolio runoff. As a result of these efforts, portfolio leverage declined from 11.50 to one at June 30, 2007 to 7.85 to one at December 31, 2008. During 2009 leverage was reduced further ending the year at 6.67 to one, even as the Company grew its holdings of residential mortgage investments by $440 million (principal amount), primarily as a result of increases in unrealized gains on the portfolio due to higher pricing levels for ARM Agency Securities along with raising $81 million in new common equity capital and improved interest rate swap valuations.

In early February 2010 the GSEs announced plans to buyout a backlog of seriously delinquent loans from their mortgage guarantee portfolios. Freddie Mac largely completed its buyout program in February (reflected in March portfolio runoff) and Fannie Mae completed its buyout program in June (reflected in July portfolio runoff). Portfolio runoff averaged 35.6% on an annualized basis during the third quarter (a 33.7% constant prepayment rate) and 35.1% (a 30.8% constant prepayment rate) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. In July, portfolio runoff on an annualized basis was 64.9%, reflecting the conclusion of the GSE buyout programs that focused on relatively low coupon Fannie Mae securities, which represent a significant portion of the Company’s portfolio. From August through October, annualized portfolio runoff averaged 20.5% or 18.1% CPR, reflecting the favorable prepay characteristics of our portfolio of seasoned, relatively low coupon ARM securities now that the buyout programs have been completed. Since Capstead typically purchases investments at a premium to the asset’s unpaid principal balance, high levels of mortgage prepayments can put downward pressure on ARM security yields and financing spreads because the level of mortgage prepayments impacts how quickly investment premiums are written off against earnings as portfolio yield adjustments.

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Because of the uncertainties surrounding the extent and timing of the GSE buyout programs when they were first announced, the Company only partially replaced portfolio runoff during the first quarter resulting in a $490 million (principal amount) decline in portfolio size during the first quarter. Second and third quarter acquisitions outpaced portfolio runoff by $309 million (principal amount), making up much of the shortfall. Portfolio leverage, although improving from a quarter-end low of 6.20 to one at June 30, 2010, stood at 6.37 to one at September 30, 2010, compared to 6.67 to one at year-end. With acquisitions subsequent to quarter-end, the Company has now replaced total portfolio runoff through October and anticipates reporting an increase for the year in overall portfolio size and a further increase in leverage from third quarter levels. The continued progress in re-leveraging the Company’s long-term investment capital, together with expectations for continued moderate prepayments, bolsters expectations for reporting significantly improved operating results for the fourth quarter and into 2011.

Commercial Investments

In 2007 and prior years, Capstead periodically augmented its core investment strategy with investments in credit-sensitive commercial real estate-related assets that could earn attractive risk-adjusted returns. In 2008 management concluded that it would not pursue additional investments in commercial real estate loans in order to focus its efforts on the Company’s core portfolio of ARM Agency Securities. With impairment and related charges of $40 million recorded in December 2009 and ongoing collateral sales, the Company has reduced its remaining exposure to these non-core investments to approximately $5 million, consisting of collateral associated with two townhome development loans. Unrelated to the Company’s commercial real estate lending activities, during 2009 the Company acquired $10 million face amount of AAA-rated senior notes issued by one of its lending counterparties. The following paragraphs discuss the Company’s commercial investments in more detail.

In December 2009 the Company wrote off its entire $39 million investment in subordinate loans and related accrued interest collateralized by the Four Seasons hotel in Nevis, West Indies. The financing for the Nevis property matured in October 2008 and one week later it sustained significant hurricane damage, forcing closure of the hotel. The hotel is scheduled to reopen in December 2010. The Company remains a participant in the lending group and as such could achieve some recovery on this investment from the eventual disposition of the hotel. Early in 2010 the Company participated in an involuntary bankruptcy petition in order to improve its prospects for an eventual recovery; however, in May 2010 the bankruptcy petition was rejected further diminishing the prospects for any recovery on this investment.

In October 2009 the Company acquired a senior lien to its existing subordinated interests in two Dallas, Texas-based townhome developments, triggering consolidation of the related entities under variable interest entity accounting rules. The underlying collateral, which at September 30, 2010 consisted of 20 unsold completed units expected to be sold by the end of 2011, is included in receivables and other assets on the balance sheet. Eleven units have been sold through September 30, 2010, generating sufficient net proceeds to reduce the Company’s remaining investment from approximately $9 million at year-end to approximately $5 million at September 30, 2010.

The senior notes held by the Company were issued in July 2009 pursuant to a larger private placement by two large commercial banks of the senior and junior notes of a lending counterparty. The notes bear interest at 10.0% per annum payable monthly, mature on December 15, 2010 and are callable by the borrower at par.

Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity

Capstead finances a majority of its holdings of residential mortgage securities with commercial banks and other financial institutions using borrowings under repurchase arrangements supported by the Company’s long-term investment capital. Borrowings under repurchase agreements generally can be increased or decreased on a daily basis to meet cash flow requirements and otherwise manage capital resources

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efficiently. Consequently, potential liquidity inherent in the Company’s investment portfolio is as important as the actual level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet. Potential liquidity is affected by, among other things, changes in market value of assets pledged as determined by lending counterparties; principal prepayments; collateral requirements of lenders; and general conditions in the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries. Future levels of portfolio leverage will be dependent upon many factors, including the size and composition of the Company’s investment portfolio (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources”). Capstead’s utilization of long-term investment capital and its estimated potential liquidity were as follows as of September 30, 2010 in comparison with December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	*Investments ^(a)*		*Related* *Borrowings*		*Capital* *Employed ^(a)*		*Potential* *Liquidity ^(b)*
Balances as of September 30, 2010:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	7,942,342	$	7,062,389	$	879,953	$	470,126

Other assets, net of other liabilities						228,303		177,637

					$	1,108,256	$	647,763

Balances as of December 31, 2009	$	8,091,103	$	7,435,256	$	1,113,919	$	640,586

(a)

Investments are stated at carrying amounts on the Company’s balance sheets, which generally reflects management’s estimate of fair value as of the indicated dates.

(b)

Potential liquidity is based on maximum amounts of borrowings available under existing uncommitted repurchase arrangements considering management’s estimate of the fair value of related collateral as of the indicated dates adjusted for other sources (uses) of liquidity such as cash and cash equivalents.

In order to prudently and efficiently manage its liquidity and capital resources, Capstead attempts to maintain sufficient liquidity reserves to fund margin calls (requirements to pledge additional collateral or pay down borrowings), including margin calls resulting from monthly principal payments (that are not remitted to the Company for 20 to 45 days after any given month-end), as well as anticipated declines in the market value of pledged assets under stressed market conditions. In response to deteriorating market conditions experienced the latter part of 2007 and in 2008, Capstead reduced its portfolio leverage during these periods by raising new common equity capital, selling a limited amount of mortgage securities, and, when appropriate, curtailing the replacement of portfolio runoff. Together with maintaining higher than usual cash balances and expanding the number of lending counterparties with whom the Company routinely does business, these steps have increased the Company’s financial flexibility to address challenging market conditions.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


	Quarter Ended September 30						*Nine Months* *Ended September 30*

	*2010*			*2009*			*2010*			*2009*
Income statement data (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	40,614		$	74,695		$	148,398		$	243,641
Other		111			69			338			419

		40,725			74,764			148,736			244,060

Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(11,096	)		(26,802	)		(35,610	)		(98,385	)
Unsecured borrowings		(2,186	)		(2,186	)		(6,560	)		(6,560	)

		(13,282	)		(28,988	)		(42,170	)		(104,945	)

		27,443			45,776			106,566			139,115

Other revenue (expense):
Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)		(427	)		16			(730	)		(893	)
Incentive compensation expense		(983	)		(1,058	)		(3,728	)		(3,435	)
General and administrative expense		(2,424	)		(2,713	)		(8,433	)		(8,313	)

		(3,834	)		(3,755	)		(12,891	)		(12,641	)

		23,609			42,021			93,675			126,474
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		64			64			194			194

Net income	$	23,673		$	42,085		$	93,869		$	126,668

Net income available to common stockholders, after preferred share dividends	$	18,615		$	37,027		$	78,694		$	111,488


Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.27		$	0.56		$	1.12		$	1.71

Average diluted shares outstanding		70,080			75,436			69,839			73,798

Key portfolio statistics (dollars in millions)
Weighted average yields:
Mortgage securities and similar investments		2.22	%		3.95	%		2.63	%		4.30	%
Other		0.26			0.25			0.18			0.46
Total weighted average yields		2.18			3.90			2.55			4.24
Weighted average borrowing rates:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings as adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions		0.66			1.55			0.68			1.92
Unsecured borrowings		8.49			8.49			8.49			8.49
Total weighted average borrowing rates		0.78			1.65			0.79			2.01
Total financing spreads		1.40			2.25			1.76			2.23
Net yield on total interest-earning assets		1.45			2.37			1.83			2.42
Average portfolio runoff rate (scheduled payments and prepayments)		35.61			21.60			35.09			17.46
Average basis in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities:
Mortgage securities and similar investments	$	7,314		$	7,564		$	7,516		$	7,553
Other interest-earning assets		172			112			264			121
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		6,603			6,785			6,909			6,771
Unsecured borrowings		103			103			103			103
Average long-term investment capital		1,110			1,076			1,118			1,000
General and administrative and incentive compensation expense as a percentage of average long-term investment capital		1.22	%		1.39	%		1.46	%		1.57	%
Return on average long-term investment capital		9.22			16.30			11.98			17.79

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Capstead’s net income totaled $24 million and $94 million or $0.27 and $1.12 per diluted common share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $42 million and $127 million or $0.56 and $1.71 per diluted common share for the same periods in 2009. The decrease in earnings can largely be attributed to lower total financing spreads, which averaged 140 and 176 basis points for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 225 and 223 basis points during the same periods in 2009. Financing spreads were negatively affected by significantly higher investment premium amortization resulting from a sharp increase in portfolio runoff between March and July associated with buyouts by the GSEs of seriously delinquent loans from their guarantee portfolios, as well as lower coupon interest rates on ARM loans underlying the portfolio that reset to more current interest rates and lower yields on portfolio acquisitions. Additionally, current quarter earnings were negatively affected by temporarily lower average portfolio balances as runoff in July from the conclusion of the GSE buyout programs was not redeployed until later in the quarter.

Yields on interest earning assets averaged 172 and 169 basis points lower during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009 reflecting (a) higher investment premium amortization due to the surge in runoff as a result of the July conclusion of the GSE buyout programs, (b) lower yields on existing portfolio as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans continued resetting to rates more reflective of the current rate environment and (c) lower market yields on acquisitions. In addition, yields were impacted by lower yields on overnight investments and cash collateral receivables from swap counterparties, also reflecting lower prevailing short-term interest rates. Total portfolio runoff averaged 35.6% and 35.1% on an annualized basis during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 21.6% and 17.5% during the same periods in 2009. Since Capstead typically purchases investments at a premium to the asset’s unpaid principal balance, the level of mortgage prepayments impacts how quickly these investment premiums are written off against earnings as yield adjustments.

Borrowing rates on interest-bearing liabilities averaged 87 and 122 basis points lower during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 than during the same periods in 2009 reflecting improved borrowing conditions and lower prevailing short-term interest rates, as well as lower rates on interest rate swap positions. Borrowing rates on approximately $2.82 billion of the Company’s average borrowings during both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were effectively fixed through the use of interest rate swap agreements. Corresponding amounts in 2009 were $2.76 billion and $2.94 billion, respectively, which also included longer-dated repurchase arrangements entered into prior to 2008. Rates on the Company’s swap positions averaged 1.19% and 1.35% during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 3.14% and 3.45% on swap positions and longer-dated repurchase arrangements during the same periods in 2009. Lower rates on these positions realized in 2010 reflect the expiration of $1.90 billion notional amount of relatively high-cost swap agreements between November 2009 and September 2010 as well as the maturity of remaining longer-dated repurchase arrangements by August 2009. The Company’s borrowings under repurchase arrangements typically reset in rate every 30 to 90 days as they are re-established at prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings. Rates on these borrowings averaged 0.30% and 0.26% during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 0.41% and 0.69% during the same periods in 2009.

In total, other revenue (expense) during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was relatively stable compared to the same periods in 2009. Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) includes, among other items, operating and sale activity associated with townhome development loans consolidated since the fourth quarter of 2009 under variable interest entity accounting rules. Incentive fees reflect results under a performance-based annual employee incentive compensation program that provides for a participation in annual earnings, in excess of a benchmark amount and caps annual incentive compensation at 50 basis points multiplied by average long-term investment capital, as defined under this program. See “NOTE 10” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the Company’s compensation programs. General and administrative expense

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includes higher legal expenses incurred during the first and second quarters of 2010 associated with efforts to enhance recovery prospects for the Company’s commercial real estate loan to the Nevis Four Seasons resort (this investment was written off in its entirety in December 2009).

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capstead’s primary sources of funds are borrowings under repurchase arrangements and monthly principal and interest payments on its investments. Other sources of funds may include proceeds from debt and equity offerings and asset sales. The Company generally uses its liquidity to pay down borrowings under repurchase arrangements to reduce borrowing costs and otherwise efficiently manage its long-term investment capital. Because the level of these borrowings can generally be adjusted on a daily basis, the Company’s potential liquidity available under its borrowing arrangements is as important as the level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet. The table included under “Financial Condition – Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity” and accompanying discussion illustrates management’s estimate of additional funds potentially available to the Company as of September 30, 2010 and the Company’s perspective on the appropriate level of portfolio leverage to employ under current market conditions. The Company currently believes that it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources available for the acquisition of additional investments when considered appropriate, repayments on borrowings and the payment of cash dividends as required for Capstead’s continued qualification as a REIT. It is the Company’s policy to remain strongly capitalized and conservatively leveraged.

In response to the growth of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments portfolio and to turbulent market conditions experienced in 2007 and 2008, the Company expanded the number of lending counterparties it routinely does business with to increase its financial flexibility and ability to withstand periods of contracting market liquidity. The Company has uncommitted repurchase facilities with a variety of lending counterparties to finance its portfolio, subject to certain conditions, and had borrowings outstanding with 20 of these counterparties at September 30, 2010. Interest rates on borrowings under repurchase arrangements are generally based on prevailing rates at inception corresponding to the terms of the borrowings. All terms and conditions are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Amounts available to be borrowed under these arrangements are dependent upon the willingness of lenders to participate in the financing of Agency Securities, lender collateral requirements and the lenders’ determination of the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral, which fluctuates with changes in interest rates and liquidity conditions within the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries. Borrowings under repurchase arrangements secured by residential mortgage investments totaled $7.06 billion at September 30, 2010, with maturities of 30 to 90 days. Borrowings under repurchase arrangements averaged $6.60 billion during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and were lower than at quarter-end primarily because of temporarily lower average portfolio balances as runoff in July from the conclusion of the GSE buyout programs was not redeployed until later in the quarter.

Capstead uses two-year term, one- and three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements to mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates by effectively locking in fixed rates on a portion of its 30- to 90-day borrowings. At September 30, 2010 currently-paying swap agreements entered into by the Company had notional amounts totaling $2.80 billion with an average maturity of 13 months and were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes of a like amount of the Company’s 30- to 90-day borrowings. Additionally, the Company entered into several forward-starting swap agreements that will begin two-year terms in January 2011. The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk by utilizing suitable Derivatives such as interest rate swap agreements. Through the use of these Derivatives, the Company has extended the duration of its liabilities to approximately 6¹/2 months and lowered its net duration gap to approximately 2¹/4 months. This compares to a liability duration of approximately 5¹/4 months and a net duration gap of approximately 3¹/4 months at year-end.

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During the first quarter of 2010, the Company raised $10 million in new common equity capital through its at-the-market continuous offering program. No capital was raised under this program during the second and third quarters of 2010. During 2009 the Company raised $81 million under this program and may raise additional investment capital in future periods using this program or by other means, subject to market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

Interest Rate Sensitivity on Operating Results

Capstead performs income sensitivity analyses using an income simulation model to estimate the effects that specific interest rate changes can reasonably be expected to have on future earnings. All investments, borrowings and Derivatives held are included in these analyses. The sensitivity of components of other revenue (expense) to changes in interest rates is included as well, although no asset sales are assumed. The model incorporates management’s assumptions regarding the level of mortgage prepayments for a given interest rate change using market-based estimates of prepayment speeds for the purpose of amortizing investment premiums. These assumptions are developed through a combination of historical analysis and expectations for future pricing behavior under normal market conditions unaffected by changes in market liquidity.

Income simulation modeling is the primary tool used by management to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest margins on investments resulting solely from changes in interest rates. Key assumptions in the model include mortgage prepayment rates, adequate levels of market liquidity, changes in market conditions, portfolio leverage levels, and management’s investment capital plans. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely estimate net interest margins or precisely predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net interest margins. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes and other changes in market conditions, management strategies and other factors.

Capstead had the following estimated income sensitivity profile as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively (dollars in thousands):


	Federal Funds Rate			10-year U.S. Treasury Rate			Immediate Change In Indicated Rates:*
30-day to one-year rates								Flat			Up 1.00	%		Up 1.00	%		Up 2.00	%		Up 3.00	%
10-year U.S. Treasury rate								Down 1.00	%		Flat			Up 1.00	%		Up 2.00	%		Up 3.00	%
Projected 12-month income change:
September 30, 2010		<0.25	%		2.51	%	$	(4,600	)	$	(12,800	)	$	(10,700	)	$	(19,800	)	$	(41,800	)
December 31, 2009		<0.25			3.84			(12,000	)		(7,500	)		(1,500	)		(10,400	)		(26,300	)

Sensitivity of income to changes in interest rates is determined relative to the actual rates at the applicable date. Note that the projected 12-month income change is predicated on acquisitions of similar assets sufficient to replace runoff. There can be no assurance that suitable investments will be available for purchase at attractive prices or if investments made will behave in the same fashion as assets currently held.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

RISK FACTORS

An investment in securities issued by Capstead involves various risks. An investor should carefully consider the following risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this document before purchasing the Company’s securities. The risks discussed herein can adversely affect the Company’s business, liquidity, operating results, financial condition and future prospects, causing the market price of the Company’s securities to decline, which could cause an investor to lose all or part of his/her investment. The risk factors described below are not the only risks that may affect the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company also may adversely affect its business, liquidity, operating results, prospects and financial condition.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Business

Potential changes in the relationship between the federal government and the GSEs could negatively affect Capstead’s financial condition and earnings. Agency Securities have an implied AAA rating because the timely payment of principal and interest on these securities are guaranteed by the GSEs, or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. Only the guarantee by Ginnie Mae is explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government. As a result of deteriorating housing market conditions, the GSEs have reported substantial losses in recent periods and have required substantial financial support from the federal government since these entities were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Additionally, on March 31, 2010 the Federal Reserve concluded a $1.25 trillion program to acquire Agency Securities, which provided pricing support for the market for Agency Securities. These and other steps being taken by the federal government are designed to support market stability and mortgage availability by providing additional confidence to investors in Agency Securities during the housing correction. There can be no assurance that the federal government’s support for the GSEs and the market for Agency Securities will be adequate to achieve these goals. In addition, the timing of any subsequent sales of Agency Securities by the Federal Reserve or the GSEs could create volatility in the market pricing of these investments.

It is anticipated that over the next several years U.S. policy makers will address what the long-term role of the federal government in general, and the GSEs in particular, will play in the housing markets. The actual or perceived credit quality of Agency Securities could be negatively affected by market uncertainty over any legislative or regulatory initiatives that impact the relationship between the GSEs and the federal government. A significantly reduced role by the federal government or other changes in the guarantees provided by Ginnie Mae, the GSEs or their successors could negatively affect the credit profile and pricing of future issuances of Agency Securities and whether the Company’s strategy of holding a leveraged portfolio of Agency Securities remains viable.

Government-supported mortgagor relief programs and future legislative action could negatively affect Capstead’s financial condition and earnings. U.S. policy makers have established programs designed to provide certain qualified homeowners with assistance in avoiding foreclosure or in qualifying for the refinancing of their existing mortgages. These programs typically entail the pay off of existing mortgages with any losses absorbed by the GSEs. These mortgagor relief programs, as well as any future legislative or regulatory actions, could significantly reduce the expected life of the Company’s residential mortgage

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investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes on these investments could be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums. Additionally, book value per common share can be adversely affected when relatively high coupon mortgage securities that typically have higher valuations prepay.

An increase in prepayments may adversely affect Capstead’s earnings and book value per common share. When short- and long-term interest rates are at nearly the same levels (i.e., a “flat yield curve” environment), or when long-term interest rates decrease, the rate of principal prepayments on mortgage loans underlying mortgage securities generally increases. Prolonged periods of high mortgage prepayments can significantly reduce the expected life of the Company’s investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes can be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums, which could adversely affect earnings. Additionally, book value per common share can be adversely affected when relatively high coupon mortgage securities that typically have higher valuations prepay.

The GSEs buyout programs for seriously delinquent loans resulted in a period of unusually high mortgage prepayments and correspondingly high levels of investment premium amortization which adversely affected earnings during the first three quarters of 2010. In addition, book value per common share was negatively impacted by the prepayment of these relatively higher-priced investments during these periods. Also see discussion below regarding the availability of suitable investments at attractive pricing.

Changes in interest rates, whether increases or decreases, may adversely affect Capstead’s earnings. Capstead’s earnings currently depend primarily on the difference between the interest received on its mortgage securities and similar investments and the interest paid on its related borrowings. The Company typically finances its investments at 30- to 90-day interest rates. Because coupon interest rates on only a portion of the ARM loans underlying the Company’s securities reset each month and the terms of these ARM loans generally limit the amount of any increases during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the life of a loan, in a rising short-term interest rate environment, interest rates on related borrowings not hedged through the use of interest rate swap agreements can rise to levels that may exceed yields on these securities, contributing to lower or even negative financing spreads and adversely affecting earnings. At other times, during periods of relatively low short-term interest rates, declines in the indices used to reset coupon interest rates for ARM loans may negatively affect yields on the Company’s ARM securities as the underlying ARM loans reset at lower rates. If declines in these indices exceed declines in the Company’s borrowing rates, earnings would be adversely affected.

The lack of availability of suitable investments at attractive pricing may adversely affect Capstead’s earnings. Pricing of investments is determined by a number of factors including interest rate levels and expectations, market liquidity conditions, and competition among investors for these investments, many of whom have greater financial resources and lower return requirements than Capstead. To the extent the proceeds from prepayments on Capstead’s mortgage securities and similar investments are not reinvested or cannot be reinvested at rates of return at least equal to the rates previously earned on those investments, the Company’s earnings may be adversely affected. Similarly, if proceeds from capital raising activities, if any, are not deployed or cannot be deployed at rates of return being earned on existing capital, earnings may be adversely affected. Capstead cannot assure investors that the Company will be able to acquire suitable investments at attractive pricing and in a timely manner to replace portfolio runoff as it occurs or to deploy new capital as it is raised. Neither can the Company assure investors that it will maintain the current composition of its investments, consisting primarily of ARM Agency Securities.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce amounts available to be borrowed under Capstead’s repurchase arrangements due to declines in the value of related collateral, which could negatively impact the Company’s financial condition and earnings. Capstead generally finances its investments in mortgage securities by pledging them as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The amount borrowed under a repurchase arrangement is limited to a percentage of the estimated market value

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of the pledged collateral and is specified at the inception of the transaction. The portion of the pledged collateral held by the lender that is not advanced under the repurchase arrangement is referred to as margin collateral and the resulting margin percentage is required to be maintained throughout the term of the borrowing. If the market value of the pledged collateral as determined by the Company’s lenders declines, the Company may be subject to margin calls wherein the lender requires the Company to pledge additional collateral to reestablish the agreed-upon margin percentage. Because market illiquidity tends to put downward pressure on asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods. If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses. At such times the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce the number of counterparties willing to lend to the Company or the amounts individual counterparties are willing to lend via repurchase arrangements, which could negatively impact the Company’s financial condition and earnings. Capstead will generally pledge its investments in mortgage securities as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements with numerous commercial banks and other financial institutions, routinely with maturities of 30 to 90 days. The Company’s ability to achieve its investment objectives depends on its ability to re-establish or roll maturing borrowings on a continuous basis. If a counterparty chooses not to roll a maturing borrowing, the Company must pay off the borrowing, generally with cash available from another repurchase arrangement entered into with another counterparty. If the Company deems it does not have sufficient borrowing capacity with its counterparties, it could be forced to reduce its portfolio leverage by selling assets under possibly adverse market conditions, which may adversely affect its profitability. This risk is increased if Capstead relies significantly on any single counterparty for a significant portion of its repurchase arrangements. Under these conditions, the Company may determine it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

Periods of rising interest rates may reduce amounts available to be borrowed under Capstead’s repurchase arrangements due to declines in the value of related collateral, which could negatively impact the Company’s financial condition and earnings. Because rising interest rates tend to put downward pressure on financial asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods. If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses. At such times the Company may determine it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

If Capstead is unable to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on future repurchase arrangements with one or more of the Company’s counterparties, the Company’s financial condition and earnings could be negatively impacted. The terms and conditions of each repurchase arrangement are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis, and these borrowings generally are re-established, or rolled, at maturity. Key terms and conditions of each transaction include interest rates, maturity dates, asset pricing procedures and margin requirements. The Company cannot assure investors that it will be able to continue to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on its future repurchase arrangements. Also, during periods of market illiquidity or due to perceived credit quality deterioration of the collateral pledged, a lender may require that less favorable asset pricing procedures be employed or the margin requirement be increased. Under these conditions, the Company may determine it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

Capstead’s use of repurchase arrangements to finance its investments may give the Company’s lenders greater rights in the event of bankruptcy. Borrowings made under repurchase arrangements may qualify for special treatment under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This may make it difficult for the Company to

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recover its pledged assets if a lender files for bankruptcy and subject the Company to losses. In addition, if the Company ever files for bankruptcy, its repurchase arrangement counterparties may be able to avoid the automatic stay provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and take possession of, and liquidate, the Company’s collateral under these arrangements without delay, which could result in losses.

Capstead may sell assets for various reasons, including a change in the Company’s investment focus, which could increase earnings volatility. Capstead may periodically sell assets to enhance its liquidity during periods of market illiquidity or rising interest rates. Additionally the Company may change its investment focus requiring it to sell some portion of its existing investments. Transactional gains or losses resulting from any such asset sales, or from terminating any related longer-dated repurchase arrangements or interest rate swap agreements, will likely increase the Company’s earnings volatility.

Capstead may invest in Derivatives such as interest rate swap agreements to mitigate or hedge the Company’s interest rate risk, which may negatively affect the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or earnings. The Company may invest in such instruments from time to time with the goal of achieving more stable financing spreads and enhancing the Company’s financial condition. However, these activities may not have the desired beneficial impact on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or earnings. For instance, the pricing of ARM securities and the pricing of the related Derivatives may deteriorate at the same time leading to margin calls on both the borrowings supporting investments in ARM securities and the Derivatives, negatively impacting the Company’s liquidity and stockholders’ equity. In addition, counterparties could fail to honor their commitments under the terms of the Derivatives or have their credit quality downgraded impairing the value of the Derivatives. In the event of any defaults by counterparties, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the Derivatives. Should Capstead be required to sell its Derivatives under such circumstances, the Company may incur losses. No such hedging activity can completely insulate the Company from the risks associated with changes in interest rates and prepayment rates.

Derivatives held may fail to qualify for hedge accounting introducing potential volatility to Capstead’s earnings. The Company typically qualifies Derivatives held as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes in order to record the effective portion of the change in fair value of Derivatives as a component of stockholders’ equity rather than in earnings. If the hedging relationship for any Derivative held ceases to qualify for hedge accounting treatment for any reason, including failing to meet documentation and ongoing hedge effectiveness requirements, the Company would be required to record in earnings the total change in fair value of any such Derivative. In addition the Company could elect to no longer avail itself of cash flow hedge accounting for its Derivative positions. Such a change could introduce a potentially significant amount of volatility to earnings reported by the Company.

Capstead is dependent on its executives and employees and the loss of one or more of its executive officers could harm the Company’s business and its prospects. As a self-managed REIT with fewer than 20 employees, Capstead is dependent on the efforts of its key officers and employees, most of whom have significant experience in the mortgage industry. Although most of the Company’s named executive officers and many of its other employees are parties to severance agreements, the Company’s key officers and employees are not subject to employment agreements with non-compete clauses, nor has Capstead acquired key man life insurance policies on any of these individuals. The loss of any of their services could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Status as a REIT and Other Tax Matters

If Capstead does not qualify as a REIT, the Company will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and face substantial tax liability. Capstead has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income purposes and intends to continue to so qualify. Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and

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complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist. Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could jeopardize the Company’s REIT status. Furthermore, new tax legislation, administrative guidance or court decisions, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to qualify as a REIT. If Capstead fails to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, then:

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The Company would be taxed as a regular domestic corporation, which, among other things, means that the Company would be unable to deduct dividends paid to its stockholders in computing taxable income and would be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates.

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Any resulting tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to stockholders, and the Company would not be required to make income distributions.

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Unless Capstead were entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, the Company would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years and as a result, the Company’s cash available for distribution to stockholders would be reduced during these years.

Even if Capstead remains qualified as a REIT, the Company may face other tax liabilities that reduce its earnings. Even if Capstead remains qualified for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and assets. For example, the Company:

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will be required to pay tax on any undistributed REIT taxable income,

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may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” on any tax preference items, and

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may operate taxable REIT subsidiaries subject to tax on any taxable income earned.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause Capstead to forego otherwise attractive opportunities. To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, Capstead must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of its income, the nature and diversification of its assets, the amounts that it distributes to its stockholders, and the ownership of its stock. The Company may be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when it does not have funds readily available for distribution. As a result, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder the Company’s ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge effectively. The REIT provisions of the Code may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge mortgage securities and related borrowings by requiring it to limit its income in each year from qualified hedges entered into prior to July 31, 2008, together with any other income not generated from qualified real estate assets, to no more than 25% of gross income. In addition, the Company must limit its aggregate income from nonqualified hedging transactions, from providing certain services, and from other non-qualifying sources to not more than 5% of annual gross income. As a result, the Company may have to limit its use of advantageous hedging techniques. This could result in greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than the Company would otherwise incur. If the Company were to violate the 25% or 5% limitations, it may have to pay a penalty tax equal to the amount of gross income in excess of those limitations, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect its profitability. If the Company fails to satisfy the REIT gross income tests it could lose its REIT status for federal income tax purposes unless the failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to liquidate otherwise attractive investments. To qualify as a REIT, Capstead must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at least 75% of the value of its assets consists of cash, cash items, United States government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. The remainder of the Company’s investments in securities (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding

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voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of the Company’s assets (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 20% of the value of its total securities can be represented by securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. If the Company fails to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, it must correct such failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter to avoid losing its REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, the Company may be required to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to borrow to make distributions to stockholders. As a REIT, Capstead must distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its stockholders. To the extent that the Company satisfies the distribution requirement, but distributes less than 100% of its taxable income, the Company will be subject to federal corporate income tax on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, the Company will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that it pays out to its stockholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the federal tax laws. From time to time, the Company may generate taxable income greater than its net income for financial reporting purposes or its taxable income may be greater than the Company’s cash flow available for distribution to stockholders. If the Company does not have other funds available in these situations, it could be required to borrow funds, sell investments at disadvantageous prices or find another alternative source of funds to make distributions sufficient to enable it to pay out enough of its taxable income to satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and/or the 4% excise tax in a particular year. These alternatives could increase the Company’s costs or reduce its long-term investment capital.

Capstead may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of the Company’s securities. At any time, the federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may change. Any such changes in laws or interpretations thereof may apply retroactively and could adversely affect Capstead or its stockholders. Capstead cannot predict any impact on the value of its securities from adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes.

An investment in Capstead’s securities has various federal, state and local income tax risks that could affect the value of an investor’s investment. The Company strongly urges investors to consult their own tax advisor concerning the effects of federal, state and local income tax law on an investment in the Company’s securities, because of the complex nature of the tax rules applicable to REITs and their stockholders.

Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Corporate Structure

There are no assurances of Capstead’s ability to pay dividends in the future. Capstead intends to continue paying quarterly dividends and to make distributions to its stockholders in amounts such that all or substantially all of the Company’s taxable income in each year, subject to certain adjustments, is distributed. This, along with other factors, should enable the Company to qualify for the tax benefits accorded to a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. However, the Company’s ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected by the risk factors described in this filing. All distributions will be made at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon the Company’s earnings, its financial condition, maintenance of its REIT status and such other factors as the board may deem relevant from time to time. There are no assurances of the Company’s ability to pay dividends in the future.

Failure to maintain an exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940 would adversely affect Capstead’s results of operations. The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “40 Act”) exempts from regulation as an investment company any entity that is primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on, and interests in, real estate. Capstead believes that it

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conducts its business in a manner that allows the Company to avoid registration as an investment company under the 40 Act. If the Company were to be regulated as an investment company, its ability to use leverage would be substantially reduced and it would be unable to conduct business as described in this filing.

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has interpreted the provisions of the 40 Act to generally require REITs that invest primarily in Agency Securities such as Capstead to maintain at least 55% of its assets directly in qualifying real estate interests in order to be exempt from regulation as an investment company. To constitute a qualifying real estate interest under this 55% requirement, a real estate interest must meet various criteria. In satisfying this 55% requirement, the Company may treat mortgage securities issued with respect to an underlying pool to which it holds all issued certificates as qualifying real estate interests. Mortgage securities that do not represent all of the certificates issued with respect to an underlying pool of mortgages may be treated as securities separate from the underlying mortgage loans and, thus, may not qualify for purposes of the 55% requirement. If the SEC or its staff adopts a contrary interpretation of the 40 Act, in order to avoid being regulated as an investment company the Company could be required to sell a substantial amount of its securities or other non-qualified assets under potentially adverse market conditions which could result in losses.

Pursuant to Capstead’s charter, its board of directors has the ability to limit ownership of the Company’s capital stock, to the extent necessary to preserve its REIT qualification. For the purpose of preserving Capstead’s REIT qualification, its charter gives the board the ability to repurchase outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock from existing stockholders if the directors determine in good faith that the concentration of ownership by such individuals, directly or indirectly, would cause the Company to fail to qualify or be disqualified as a REIT. Constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause the outstanding stock owned by a group of related individuals or entities to be deemed to be constructively owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of outstanding stock by an individual or entity could cause that individual or entity to own constructively a greater concentration of the Company’s outstanding stock than is acceptable for REIT purposes, thereby giving the board the ability to repurchase any excess shares.

Because provisions contained in Maryland law and Capstead’s charter may have an anti-takeover effect, investors may be prevented from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. Provisions contained in Capstead’s charter and Maryland general corporation law may have effects that delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt, which may prevent stockholders from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. For example, these provisions may defer or prevent tender offers for the Company’s common stock or purchases of large blocks of the Company’s common stock, thereby limiting the opportunities for its stockholders to receive a premium over then-prevailing market prices.

These provisions include the following:

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Repurchase Rights: The repurchase rights granted to Capstead’s board in its charter limits related investors, including, among other things, any voting group, from owning common stock if the concentration owned would jeopardize the Company’s REIT status.

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Classification of preferred stock: Capstead’s charter authorizes the board to issue preferred stock in one or more classes and to establish the preferences and rights of any class of preferred stock issued. These actions can be taken without soliciting stockholder approval. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking control of the Company, even if a change in control were in the stockholders’ best interests.

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Maryland statutory law provides that an act of a director relating to or affecting an acquisition or a potential acquisition of control of a corporation may not be subject to a higher duty or greater scrutiny than is applied to any other act of a director. Hence, directors of Maryland corporations are not required to act in takeover situations under the same standards as apply in Delaware and certain other corporate jurisdictions.

Capstead may change its policies without stockholder approval. Capstead’s board and management determine all of its policies, including its investment, financing and distribution policies and may amend or revise these policies at any time without a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Policy changes could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, the market price of its common stock and/or preferred stock or the Company’s ability to pay dividends or distributions.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon Capstead’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including contingencies), revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosures. These estimates are based on available internal and market information and appropriate valuation methodologies believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the expected useful lives and carrying values of assets and liabilities which can materially affect the determination of net income and book value per common share. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following are critical accounting policies in the preparation of Capstead’s consolidated financial statements that involve the use of estimates requiring considerable judgment:

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Amortization of Investment Premiums on Financial Assets – Investment premiums on financial assets are recognized in earnings as adjustments to interest income by the interest method over the estimated lives of the related assets. For most of Capstead’s financial assets, estimates and judgments related to future levels of mortgage prepayments are critical to this determination. Mortgage prepayment expectations can vary considerably from period to period based on current and projected changes in interest rates and other factors such as portfolio composition. Management estimates mortgage prepayments based on past experiences with specific investments within the portfolio, and current market expectations for changes in interest rates and the residential mortgage lending environment. Should actual runoff rates differ materially from these estimates, investment premiums would be expensed at a different pace.

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Fair Value and Impairment Accounting for Financial Assets – Most of Capstead’s investments are financial assets held in the form of mortgage securities that are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value on the balance sheet with unrealized gains and losses recorded in Stockholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income. As such, these unrealized gains and losses enter into the calculation of book value per common share, a key financial metric used by investors in evaluating the Company. Fair values fluctuate with current and projected changes in interest rates, prepayment expectations and other factors such as market liquidity conditions. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values, particularly in circumstances of deteriorating credit quality and market liquidity. See “NOTE 9” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for discussion of how Capstead values its financial assets. Generally, gains or losses are recognized in earnings only if sold; however, if a decline in fair value of a mortgage security below its amortized cost occurs that is determined to be other-than-temporary, the difference between amortized cost and fair value would be recognized in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense) if the decline was

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credit-related or it was determined to be more likely than not that the Company will incur a loss via an asset sale. Other-than-temporary impairment of a mortgage security because of other factors would be recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income and amortized to earnings as a yield adjustment.

Considerable judgment is also required in determining whether an impairment charge should be recognized on an investment in an unsecuritized loan. The amount of any such impairment, regardless of whether it arose due to credit issues or other factors, would be recognized in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense). The amount of such charge would be determined by estimating expected future cash flows discounted at market rates.

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Derivatives Accounting – The Company uses Derivatives for risk management purposes. When held, Derivatives are recorded as assets or liabilities and carried at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value of each Derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as an accounting hedge, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified. To qualify as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must anticipate and document that the hedge relationship will be highly effective and monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis. As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the Derivative are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in earnings as a component of Interest expense. Changes in fair value of Derivatives not held as accounting hedges, or for which the hedge relationship is deemed to no longer be highly effective and as a result hedge accounting is terminated, are recorded in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense).

The Company currently uses interest rate swap agreements in hedge relationships accounted for as cash flow hedges in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future 30- and 90-day borrowings. Variable-rate payments to be received on the swap agreements and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally on a monthly basis while fixed rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense resulting in an effectively fixed borrowing rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments. See “NOTE 6” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and “Financial Conditions–Residential Mortgage Investments” for additional information regarding the Company’s current use of Derivatives and its related risk management policies.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “will be,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:

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changes in general economic conditions;

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fluctuations in interest rates and levels of mortgage prepayments;

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the effectiveness of risk management strategies;

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the impact of differing levels of leverage employed;

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liquidity of secondary markets and credit markets;

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the availability of financing at reasonable levels and terms to support investing on a leveraged basis;

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the availability of new investment capital;

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increases in costs and other general competitive factors;

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deterioration in credit quality and ratings;

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the availability of suitable qualifying investments from both an investment return and regulatory perspective;

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the availability of residential mortgage pass-through securities issued and guaranteed by the GSEs, currently Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or by an agency of the federal government, currently Ginnie Mae; and

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changes in legislation or regulation affecting the GSEs and similar federal government agencies and related guarantees.

In addition to the above considerations, actual results and liquidity are affected by other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to be significantly different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. It is not possible to identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, readers of this document are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISKS

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the information included in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of September 30, 2010, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2010. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to September 30, 2010.

PART II. — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)	Exhibits: The following Exhibits are presented herewith:

Exhibit 12 – Computation of Ratio of Income from Continuing Operations (before fixed charges) to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.*

Exhibit 31.1 – Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

Exhibit 31.2 – Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

Exhibit 32 – Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

Exhibit 101.INS – XBRL Instance Document**

Exhibit 101.SCH – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema**

Exhibit 101.CAL – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase**

Exhibit 101.DEF – XBRL Additional Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase**

Exhibit 101.LAB – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase**

Exhibit 101.PRE – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase**

*	Filed herewith

**	Furnished electronically herewith

(b)	Reports on Form 8-K:

Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 28, 2010 furnishing the press release announcing second quarter 2010 results.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2010 to file a second quarter 2010 investor fact sheet.

Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 9, 2010 to file a presentation to the investment community.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION Registrant

Date: November 5, 2010	By:	/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS
		Andrew F. Jacobs
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 5, 2010	By:	/s/ PHILLIP A. REINSCH
		Phillip A. Reinsch
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORP - FORM 10-Q - November 5, 2010

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