● THE CONSTITUENTS ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES CONTRACTS —
The Constituents each track the returns of futures contracts. The price of a futures contract depends not only on the price of the
underlying asset referenced by the futures contract, but also on a range of other factors, including but not limited to changing
supply and demand relationships, interest rates, governmental and regulatory policies and the policies of the exchanges on which
the futures contracts trade. In addition, the futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various
factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators and government regulation and intervention.
These factors and others can cause the prices of futures contracts to be volatile and could adversely affect the level of the Index
and any payments on, and the value of, your notes.
• SUSPENSION OR DISRUPTIONS OF MARKET TRADING IN FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
VALUE OF YOUR NOTES —
Futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including lack of liquidity, the
participation of speculators, and government regulation and intervention. In addition, futures exchanges generally have regulations
that limit the amount of futures contract price fluctuations that may occur in a single day. These limits are generally referred to as
“daily price fluctuation limits” and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given day as a result of these limits is
referred to as a “limit price.” Once the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made at a price
beyond the limit, or trading may be limited for a set period of time. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular
contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at potentially disadvantageous times or prices. These circumstances could delay the
calculation of the levels of the Constituents and the level of the Index and could affect the levels of the Constituents and adversely
affect the level of the Index and any payments on, and the value of, your notes.
• AN INCREASE IN THE MARGIN REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURES CONTRACTS INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUENTS MAY
ADVERSELY AFFECT THE LEVEL OF THAT CONSTITUENT —
Futures exchanges require market participants to post collateral in order to open and keep open positions in futures contracts. If
an exchange increases the amount of collateral required to be posted to hold positions in futures contracts underlying the
Constituents, market participants who are unwilling or unable to post additional collateral may liquidate their positions, which may
cause the price of the relevant futures contracts to decline significantly. As a result, the level of the Index and any payments on,
and the value of, the notes may be adversely affected.
• THE CONSTITUENTS MAY IN THE FUTURE INCLUDE CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT TRADED ON REGULATED FUTURES
EXCHANGES —
The Constituents are currently based solely on futures contracts traded on regulated futures exchanges (referred to in the United
States as “designated contract markets”). If these exchange-traded futures contracts cease to exist, or if the calculation agent for
the Constituents substitutes a futures contract in certain circumstances, the Index may in the future include futures contracts or
over-the-counter contracts traded on trading facilities that are subject to lesser degrees of regulation or, in some cases, no
substantive regulation. As a result, trading in such contracts, and the manner in which prices and volumes are reported by the
relevant trading facilities, may not be subject to the provisions of, and the protections afforded by, the U.S. Commodity Exchange
Act, or other applicable statutes and related regulations that govern trading on regulated U.S. futures exchanges or similar statutes
and regulations that govern trading on regulated non-U.S. futures exchanges. In addition, many electronic trading facilities have
only recently initiated trading and do not have significant trading histories. As a result, the trading of contracts on such facilities,
and the inclusion of such contracts in the Index, through its exposure to the Constituents, may be subject to certain risks not
presented by futures contracts traded on regulated futures exchanges, including risks related to the liquidity and price histories of
the relevant contracts.
● CHANGES IN FUTURE PRICES OF THE FUTURES CONTRACTS INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUENTS RELATIVE TO THEIR
CURRENT PRICES COULD LEAD TO A DECREASE IN ANY PAYMENT ON THE NOTES —
The Constituents are composed of futures contracts. As the contracts underlying the Constituents come to expiration, they are
replaced by contracts that have a later expiration. For example, a contract notionally purchased and held in August may specify an
October expiration. As time passes, the contract expiring in October is replaced by a contract for delivery in November. This is
accomplished by notionally selling the October contract and notionally purchasing the November contract. This process is referred
to as “rolling.” Excluding other considerations, if the market for the underlying futures contracts is in “contango,” where the prices
are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the notional purchase of the November contract would
take place at a price that is higher than the price of the October contract, thereby creating a negative “roll yield.” In addition,
excluding other considerations, if the market for the underlying futures contracts is in “backwardation,” where the prices are lower
in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the notional purchase of the November contract would take place
at a price that is lower than the price of the October contract, thereby creating a positive “roll yield.”