Market And Dividend Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Market And Dividend Information [Abstract]

10. Market and Dividend Information

The New York Stock Exchange trading symbol for Hatteras' common shares is HTS. The high and low sales prices and dividends declared on the common shares were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31, 2011						Year Ended December 31, 2010
	Sales Price				Dividend Declared		Sales Price				Dividend Declared
	High		Low		Dividend Declared		High		Low		Dividend Declared

First Quarter	$	30.99	$	27.88	$	1.00	$	28.32	$	23.81	$	1.20

Second Quarter		29.39		27.12		1.00		30.03		11.25		1.10

Third Quarter		29.26		23.80		1.00		30.86		26.73		1.10

Fourth Quarter		27.31		22.33		0.90		31.98		28.28		1.00