Key Investment Rationale
This 15-month investment offers a fixed positive return of 15.85% at maturity and protection from loss so long as the final commodity price is greater than or equal to 70% of the initial commodity price, which we refer to as the downside threshold value. However, if the final commodity price is less than the downside threshold value, the securities will be exposed on a 1-to-1 basis to the negative performance of WTI crude oil futures contracts.
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Upside Scenario | The final commodity price is greater than or equal to the downside threshold value, and, at maturity, an investor would receive a full return of principal at maturity plus a return based on the fixed percentage of 15.85%. |
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Downside Scenario | The final commodity price is less than the downside threshold value, and the securities redeem for less than the stated principal amount by an amount proportionate to the negative performance of the underlying commodity. Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be significantly less than the $1,000 stated principal amount and could be zero. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities. Accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the securities. |
Summary of Selected Key Risks (see page 15)
Risks Relating to an Investment in the Securities
■The securities do not pay interest or guarantee return of any principal at maturity.
■The appreciation potential is fixed and limited.
■You will lose the benefit of the fixed percentage return if the downside threshold value is breached on the valuation date.
■The securities are subject to our credit risk, and any actual or anticipated changes to our credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the securities.
■As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations and will have no independent assets.
■The amount payable on the securities is not linked to the value of the underlying commodity at any time other than the valuation date.
■The market price of the securities may be influenced by many unpredictable factors.
■Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying commodity or in futures contracts or forward contracts on the underlying commodity.
■The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited.
■Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the securities.
■The rate we are willing to pay for securities of this type, maturity and issuance size is likely to be lower than the rate implied by our secondary market credit spreads and advantageous to us. Both the lower rate and the inclusion of costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the securities in the original issue price reduce the economic terms of the securities, cause the estimated value of the securities to be less than the original issue price and will adversely affect secondary market prices.
■The estimated value of the securities is determined by reference to our pricing and valuation models, which may differ from those of other dealers and is not a maximum or minimum secondary market price.
■The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the securities.
■The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain.
Risks Relating to the Underlying Commodity
■Single commodity prices tend to be more volatile than, and may not correlate with, the prices of commodities generally.
■Investments linked to a single commodity are subject to sharp fluctuations in commodity prices, and the price of WTI crude oil may change unpredictably and affect the value of the securities in unforeseeable ways.
■An investment linked to commodity futures contracts is not equivalent to an investment linked to the spot prices of physical commodities.
■Differences between futures prices and the spot price of WTI crude oil may decrease the amount payable at maturity.
■Suspension or disruptions of market trading in WTI crude oil futures contracts may adversely affect the value of the securities.
■Legal and regulatory changes could adversely affect the return on and value of the securities.