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Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No.
333-177923 April 1, 2014

March 2014

J.P. Morgan Structured Investments

The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index

Strategy Guide


 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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E produce significantly different results and prove to be more appropriate.
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Investment suitability must be determined individually for each investor, and
the financial instruments described herein may not be suitable for all
investors. This information is not intended to provide and should not be relied
upon as providing accounting, legal, regulatory or tax advice. Investors should
consult with their own advisors as to these matters.

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Clients should contact their salespersons at, and execute transactions through,
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Index Disclaimers

J.P. Morgan has entered into an agreement with the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (the "CBOE") and Standard and Poor's Financial Services
LLC ("S and P") that provides it and certain of its affiliates or subsidiaries
identified in that agreement with a non-exclusive license and, for a fee, with
the right to use the CBOE Volatility Index([R]) (the "VIX Index") in connection
with certain securities. J.P. Morgan securities linked to the Index are not
sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S and P or the CBOE. S and P and the
CBOE make no representation, condition or warranty, express or implied, to the
owners of these securities or any member of the public regarding the
advisability of investing in securities generally or in these securities. S and
P's and the CBOE's only relationship to J.P. Morgan and its affiliates, is the
licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of S and P, CBOE and the VIX
Index which is determined, composed and calculated by CBOE without regard to
J.P. Morgan and its affiliates or these securities. The X E CBOE has no
obligation to take the needs of J.P. Morgan and its affiliates or the owners of
these D securities into consideration in determining, composing or calculating
the VIX Index. S and P and N I the CBOE are not responsible for and have not
participated in the determination of the timing of, prices, or quantities of
these securities to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the Y T
equation by which these securities are to be converted into cash. S and P and
the CBOE have no I L obligation or liability in connection with the
administration, marketing or trading of these I securities. T A L O THE CBOE
SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE V CALCULATION OF THE
VIX INDEX FROM SOURCES THAT THE CBOE CONSIDERS C RELIABLE, BUT S and P AND THE
CBOE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND SHALL I G HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR, ANY
ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S and P E AND THE CBOE DO NOT
GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS T OF THE VIX INDEX OR ANY DATA
INCLUDED THEREIN. S and P AND THE CBOE MAKE NO A R WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY ANY T PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE
VIX INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED S THEREIN. S and P AND THE CBOE MAKE NO EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND N EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES
IMPLIED BY STATUTE, A GENERAL LAW OR CUSTOM WITH RESPECT TO THE VIX INDEX OR ANY
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In addition, (i) the CBOE has no relationship to the notes other than
authorizing S and P to grant a license to J.P. Morgan and its affiliates to use
the VIX Index as the basis for the notes; (ii) the CBOE has no obligation to
take the needs of J.P. Morgan and its affiliates, purchasers or sellers of the
notes or any other persons into consideration in maintaining the VIX Index or
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obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or
trading of the VIX Index, the notes or any other investment product of any kind
or character that is based thereon.

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POOR'S AND THE CBOE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY
OFINVESTING IN THE SECURITIES.

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              Source: Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014 PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT
INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The VIX A
              Index is not an investable Index. The J.P. Morgan Strategic
Volatility Index is not linked to the VIX Index. The R
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(30)%

Source: J.P. Morgan; Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014. The chart shows the 30-day
returns of the S and P 500[R] Index on the horizontal axis plotted against the
30-day returns of the VIX Index on the vertical axis from Jan 1998 to March
2014. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The VIX Index is
not an investable Index. The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index is not
linked to the VIX Index. The information in the above chart is provided solely
for illustration.

              Unlike other financial assets, such as equities and bonds, that
are generally expected to  increase over the long term, there is no expectation
that volatility will increase in the long term.
X Rather, volatility is generally expected, over the long term, to decline from
any highs and recover E from any lows. Such behavior is often described as mean
reverting because the asset is D
N expected to revert from highs or lows towards its long-term average. The mean
reverting I behavior of volatility can be observed in the historical
performance of the VIX Index displayed in Y the chart below.
T
I Increases in volatility have historically tended to occur suddenly, while
declines in volatility have L
I tended to be gradual. As a result, a distribution of the historical returns
of the VIX Index shows T
A that large positive returns have occurred more frequently than large negative
returns over a L relatively short period of time, a feature that is often
described as "positively skewed" or having O a "right fat tail." The
possibility of a large increase in volatility when markets are stressed may
V  make volatility products of interest to investors as possible hedging
tools.
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G Source: J.P. Morgan; Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014. The chart shows the
frequency with which the VIX Index attained a E particular given 30-day return
level over the historical period from Jan 1998 to March 2014. PAST PERFORMANCE
IS T NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The VIX Index is not an investable
Index. The J.P. Morgan Strategic A Volatility Index is not linked to the VIX
Index. The information in the above chart is provided solely for illustration.

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C Source: Bloomberg. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The
J.P. Morgan Strategic I
G Volatility Index is not linked to the VIX Index. The information in the above
chart is provided solely for illustration. E
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A The VIX futures curve is typically in contango, reflecting a "normal" market
scenario. When a R futures curve is in contango, all else being equal, an
investor seeking to maintain a long position T pays a higher price to buy a
later expiration futures contract than the price at which the investor S  is
able to sell the contract as it nears expiration, thus suffering negative
returns ("negative roll
N yield"). For this reason, a systematic long position in VIX futures can
suffer periods of large A
G negative returns associated with negative roll yield. The chart below shows
the hypothetical R back-tested performance (for periods before January 22,
2009) and actual historical O performance (for periods on and after January 22,
2009) of the S and P 500([R]) Short-Term VIX
M Futures Index. This index simulates a systematic long position in VIX futures
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X Source: J.P. Morgan; Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT
INDICATIVE OF FUTURE
E RESULTS. The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index is not linked to the VIX
Index or the S and P 500([R]) Short-Term
D VIX Futures Index. The information in the above chart is provided solely for
illustration.
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2009, and therefore any data for that Y index prior to that date is back-tested
and does not represent actual historical data. Alternative modelling techniques
or T assumptions may produce different hypothetical historical information that
might prove to be more appropriate and that I
L might differ significantly from the hypothetical historical information of
the index. In addition, back-tested, hypothetical I historical results have
inherent limitations, in that back-tested results may be achieved by means of a
retroactive T application of a back-tested model designed with the benefit of
hindsight.
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The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index

The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index aims to provide exposure to
volatility via VIX futures contracts by combining a long position in VIX
futures at the 2-month point on the VIX futures curve with an opportunistic
short position in VIX futures at the 1-month point on the VIX futures curve.
The short position is progressively activated if the level of the VIX Index on
any Index Business Day is less than the weighted average of the first and
second month VIX futures contracts (as would typically be the case when the VIX
futures curve is in contango) for the 3 immediately preceding Index Business
Days. If the level of the VIX Index on any Index Business Day is greater than
the weighted average of the first and second month VIX futures contracts for
the 3 immediately preceding Index Business Days, the short position is
progressively deactivated. The short position is activated/de-activated in 20%
increments.

The opportunistic short position aims to offset and potentially profit from the
negative roll yield associated with the VIX futures curve when the curve is in
contango.

The reported level of the Index incorporates the daily deduction of (a) an
index fee of 0.75% per annum and (b) a "daily rebalancing adjustment amount"
that is determined by applying a rebalancing adjustment factor of between 0.20%
and 0.50% per day, both to the aggregate notional amount of each of the VIX
futures contracts hypothetically traded that day and the amount of the change,
if any, in the level of the exposure to the synthetic short position.

The daily rebalancing adjustment amount is intended to approximate the
"slippage costs" that would be experienced by a professional investor seeking
to replicate the hypothetical portfolio contemplated by the Index at prices
that approximate the official settlement prices (which are not generally
tradable) of the relevant VIX futures contracts.

Key features of the Index include:

[] Systematic long position in VIX futures at the 2-month point on the VIX
futures curve

              [] An opportunistic short position in VIX futures at the 1-month
point on the VIX futures curve is  activated during certain market scenarios,
which aims to offset and potentially profit from the X negative roll yield
associated with the VIX futures curve in those market conditions E
D The chart immediately below shows the hypothetical back-tested performance
(for periods prior N to July 30, 2010) and actual historical performance (for
periods on and after July 30, 2010) of the I
 J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index and the historical performance of the
S and P 500([R]) Index while Y
T the second chart below shows the hypothetical, historical and actual
historical activation/deI activation of the opportunistic short position in the
J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index.
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Source: J.P. Morgan; Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014. PAST PERFORMANCE AND
BACK-TESTED PERFOMANCE ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The information in
this chart is provided solely for reference.
              Note: The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index was launched on
7/30/2010, therefore any data used for that index prior to that date is
back-tested and does not represent actual historical data. The hypothetical
back-tested performance of the Index is calculated on materially the same basis
as the performance of the Index is now calculated, but does not represent the
actual historical performance of the Index and has not been verified by an
independent third party. Alternative modeling techniques or assumptions may
produce different hypothetical historical information that might  prove to be
more appropriate and that might differ significantly from the hypothetical
historical information of the Index.
X
              In addition, back-tested, hypothetical historical results have
inherent limitations. These back-tested results are achieved E by means of a
retroactive application of a back-tested model designed with the benefit of
hindsight.
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Source: J.P. Morgan. As of 3/31/2014. PAST PERFORMANCE AND BACK-TESTED
PERFORMANCE ARE NOT
INDICATIVE OF FUTURE LEVELS. The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index was
launched on 7/30/2010; therefore any data used for that Index prior to that
date is back-tested and does not represent actual historical performance. The
information in this chart is provided solely for reference.

              Note: The J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index was launched on
7/30/2010, therefore any data used for that index prior to that date is
back-tested and does not represent actual historical data. The hypothetical
back-tested performance of the Index is calculated on materially the same basis
as the performance of the Index is now calculated, but does not  represent the
actual historical performance of the Index and has not been verified by an
independent third X party. Alternative modeling techniques or assumptions may
produce different hypothetical historical information that E might prove to be
more appropriate and that might differ significantly from the hypothetical
historical information of the D Index. In addition, back-tested, hypothetical
historical results have inherent limitations. These back-tested results are N
achieved by means of a retroactive application of a back-tested model designed
with the benefit of hindsight.
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The table below shows the monthly and full year hypothetical back-tested
returns and actual historical of the J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index and
the historical returns of the S and P 500([R]) Index.

Hypothetical, back-tested and historical illustration of monthly and full-year
returns of the J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index and the S and P 500([R])
Index (Sep 2006 -- Mar 2014)

2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol (1.17%)
0.94% 2.49% S and P 500 3.15% 1.65% 1.26% 2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol 2.49% (7.47%) (8.54%) 3.30% 2.68% (4.13%)
3.77% 11.89% (8.04%) 5.16% (6.17%) 5.15% (2.28%) S and P 500 1.41% (2.18%) 1.00%
4.33% 3.25% (1.78%) (3.20%) 1.29% 3.58% 1.48% (4.40%) (0.86%) 3.53% 2008 Jan Feb
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol (5.42%) 1.43%
(3.48%) 3.67% 10.41% (8.25%) (9.72%) 5.42% 4.32% 75.78% 19.55% (3.63%) 95.49% S
and P 500 (6.12%) (3.48%) (0.60%) 4.75% 1.07% (8.60%) (0.99%) 1.22% (9.08%)
(16.94%) (7.48%) 0.78% (38.49%) 2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dec Full Year Strat Vol (3.47%) 10.25% 4.32% (0.97%) 3.13% 4.59% 7.66% 4.09%
7.14% (1.49%) 9.04% 6.20% 62.43% S and P 500 (8.57%) (10.99%) 8.54% 9.39% 5.31%
0.02% 7.41% 3.36% 3.57% (1.98%) 5.74% 1.78% 23.45% 2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol (0.17%) 4.40% 6.10% (0.46%) 0.98%
(11.52%) 10.16% 8.03% 7.50% 5.97% (2.19%) 1.63% 32.55% S and P 500 (3.70%) 2.85%
5.88% 1.48% (8.20%) (5.39%) 6.88% (4.74%) 8.76% 3.69% (0.23%) 6.53% 12.78% 2011
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol (1.73%)
(0.53%) (6.12%) 6.30% 1.08% (4.08%) (10.24%) 34.04% 23.44% (20.11%) 2.67%
(2.84%) 11.94% S and P 500 2.26% 3.20% (0.10%) 2.85% (1.35%) (1.83%) (2.15%)
(5.68%) (7.18%) 10.77% (0.51%) 0.85% 0.00% 2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol 5.42% 6.32% 5.54% (1.24%) (5.87%) 7.33%
(2.40%) 5.75% (0.91%) (5.58%) 3.09% (7.78%) 8.35% S and P 500 4.36% 4.06% 3.29%
(0.63%) (6.27%) 3.96% 1.26% 1.98% 2.42% (1.98%) 0.28% 0.71% 13.41% 2013 Jan Feb
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year Strat Vol (0.04%) (4.06%)
7.01% (4.73%) 1.30% (3.29%) 5.45% (4.37%) 0.66% 0.31% (0.93)% (10.41) (14.95)% S
and P 500 5.04% 1.11% 3.60% 1.81% 2.08% (1.50%) 4.95% (3.13%) 2.97% 4.46% 2.80%
2.36% 29.60% 2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Full Year X
Strat Vol (6.34%) (16.88%) (2.08)% (23.77)% E S and P 500 (3.56%) 4.31% 0.69%
1.30% D N I Source: J.P. Morgan; Bloomberg. As of 3/31/2014. PAST PERFORMANCE
AND BACK-TESTED PERFOMANCE ARE NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. The information
in this chart is provided solely for reference. Y T I L I T A L O V

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Risks associated with the J.P. Morgan Strategic Volatility Index

The reported level of the index incorporates the daily deduction of an index
fee and a daily rebalancing adjustment

The reported level of the Index incorporates the daily deduction of (a) an
index fee of 0.75% per annum and (b) a "daily rebalancing adjustment amount"
that is determined by applying a rebalancing adjustment factor of between 0.20%
and 0.50% per day, both to the aggregate notional amount of each of the VIX
futures contracts hypothetically traded that day and the amount of the change,
if any, in the level of the exposure to the synthetic short position. The daily
rebalancing adjustment amount is likely to have a substantial adverse effect on
the level of the Index.

Our affiliate, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, or JPMSplc, is the sponsor and index
calculation agent and may adjust the index in a way that affects its level

The policies and judgments for which JPMSplc is responsible could have an
impact, positive or negative, on the level of the Index and the value of your
notes. JPMSplc is under no obligation to consider your interests as an investor
in the securities linked to the Index.

Strategies that provide exposure to equity volatility, which are subject to
significant fluctuations, are not suitable for all investors

Securities linked to the Index should be purchased only by sophisticated
investors who understand risks associated with investments linked to equity
volatility and who intend to monitor and manage their investments actively.

There are risks associated with the synthetic short position

              Due to the time lag inherent in the index, the exposure to the
synthetic short position may not be adjusted quickly enough to offset loss or
generate profit. Because exposure to the synthetic short position is
progressively adjusted only if the applicable conditions are satisfied for
three  consecutive Index Business Days, the exposure to the synthetic short
position may not be X adjusted during non-trending market conditions. In
addition, when the synthetic short position is E
D activated, your return on any securities linked to the Index is dependent on
the net performance, N not the absolute performance, of long and short
positions. Furthermore, there in unlimited loss I  exposure to the synthetic
short position, when activated.
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T The index may not be successful, may not outperform any alternative strategy

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I The Index holds a synthetic long position in VIX futures contracts and
employs a mathematical T algorithm designed to activate and deactivate a
synthetic short position in VIX futures when A
L certain conditions are met. No assurance can be given that the strategy will
be successful or O that the Index will outperform any alternative strategy.
V
 The index has a limited history
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G The Index began publishing on July 30, 2010 and, therefore, has a limited
historical performance. E Past performance should not be considered indicative
of future performance.
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A Hypothetical back-tested data relating to the index do not represent actual
historical data
R and are subject to inherent limitations
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S The hypothetical back-tested performance of the Index is calculated on
materially the same N basis as the performance of the Index is now calculated,
but does not represent the actual A historical performance of the Index and has
not been verified by an independent third party. G
R Alternative modeling techniques or assumptions may produce different
hypothetical historical O information that might prove to be more appropriate
and that might differ significantly from the M hypothetical historical
information of the Index. In addition, back-tested, hypothetical historical .
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results have inherent limitations. These back-tested results are achieved by
means of a retroactive application of a back-tested model designed with the
benefit of hindsight.

Other key risks

[] Changing prices of the VIX futures contracts included in the Index may
reduce the level of the Index [] The level of the Index may not increase even
when the synthetic long position or the synthetic short position, when
activated, generates a positive return [] The Index is an excess return index
and not a total return index [] Daily rebalancing of the Index may affect
trading in the relevant VIX futures contracts [] An increase in the margin
requirements for VIX futures contracts in the Index may affect the market for
those VIX futures contracts.

[] VIX futures contracts have limited historical information

The risks identified above are not exhaustive. You should also review carefully
the related "Risk Factors" section in the relevant product supplement and the
"Selected Risk Considerations" in the relevant term sheet or pricing
supplement.

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