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MORGAN STANLEY SYSTEMATIC VOLATILITY INDEX SUPPLEMENT Filed Pursuant to Rule
424(b)(2) (To Prospectus dated November 21, 2011) Registration Statement No.
333-178081

GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM SECURITIES, SERIES F Senior Securities

Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index Information

Investing in the securities involves risks not associated with an investment in
ordinary debt securities. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page IS-10 and in the
relevant preliminary terms or pricing supplement, the accompanying product
supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not
approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this index
supplement, the accompanying product supplement or the accompanying prospectus
is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.

These securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or
instrumentality, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.

MORGAN STANLEY
February 6, 2014


 
 
 

 
 
 





Table of Contents
Summary of the Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index (ER) (SM)                                                           IS-3
Risk Factors                                                                                                                  IS-10
Description of Index Methodology                                                                                              IS-15
We, Morgan Stanley, may from time to time offer and sell securities linked to the Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index
(the "Index") or to a weighted basket of components that includes the Index. This index supplement describes the Index to which
the securities may be linked, as well as related matters concerning the fact that an affiliate of Morgan Stanley is both the sponsor
and publisher of the Index. Additional terms that will generally apply to the securities are described in the accompanying
product supplement or preliminary pricing supplement.
This index supplement supplements the terms described in the accompanying product supplement or preliminary pricing
supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Separate preliminary terms or a separate pricing supplement, as the case may be,
will describe terms that apply specifically to the securities, including any changes to the description of the Index specified
 below.
If the terms described in the relevant preliminary terms or pricing supplement are inconsistent with those described herein or in
any accompanying product supplement or the accompanying prospectus, the terms described in the relevant preliminary terms or
pricing supplement will control. In addition, if this index supplement and any accompanying product supplement contains
information relating to the Index to which the securities are linked, the information contained in the document with the most
recent date will control.

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Summary of the Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index (ER)(SM)

[] Historically, volatility has generally exhibited negative correlation with
equities, making an investment in volatility potentially an effective addition
to help diversify an equity portfolio against significant equity market
downturns. However, this negative correlation, combined with the often high
cost of investing in volatility in stable markets, can make it expensive to
invest in volatility over the long term.  [] The Morgan Stanley Systematic
Volatility Index (ER)(SM) (the "Index") is a quantitative and rules-based
index developed by Morgan Stanley, which is intended to provide long exposure
to implied volatility in periods of rising volatility while avoiding the high
cost of maintaining that exposure in generally stable volatility environments.
It implements two index strategies to address different market environments.
These strategies, if the index methodology implements the correct strategy in a
timely fashion, can result in gains during market conditions of quickly rising
volatility, while limiting the cost of carry and potentially providing modest
gains in generally stable volatility environments.

[] The Index does not track realized volatility; rather, it is an investable
index designed to provide a long exposure to volatility in rising volatility
environments, taking a notional long position in short-term  VIX futures during
periods of rising market stress. Short-term  VIX futures are typically the most
reactive VIX futures to changes in risk sentiment.

[] In generally stable volatility environments, the Index targets a
flat-to-positive    carry by notionally selling nearer- dated and notionally
buying longer-dated VIX futures to obtain volatility term risk premiums. This
process of notionally buying and selling VIX futures contracts of different
maturities is expected to result in modest gains in these volatility
environments. The Index focuses on the VIX futures term structure curve to
maximize the positive carry while maintaining a roughly net-neutral  volatility
position over the longer term through both long and short exposures to VIX
futures contracts, except for the adjustments made according to the next
paragraph.

[] In generally stable volatility environments, the Index adjusts the ratios of
the VIX futures held, notionally selling more nearer-dated VIX futures when the
VIX futures term structure curve is steep, to enhance the positive carry, and
reducing its short exposure to nearer-dated  VIX futures as the VIX futures
term structure curve flattens to protect against rises in volatility. As a
result of such adjustments, the Index may not be net neutral in its long and
short exposures.

[] The Index transitions between the two index strategies based on the momentum
of volatility movements and the shape of the VIX futures term structure.
Historically, these metrics have been effective signals of upcoming changes in
risk sentiment.

Overview of Index Methodology

 Carry Strategy

[] Long 3m/short 2m futures  [] Allocation based on term structure

[] Reallocate to Long Volatility when: - Volatility is rising and - Curve
inverts [] Reallocate in 25% increments [] Shift back when both conditions are
not met

* Transaction costs deducted

Long Volatility Strategy

[] Long 1m futures

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Key features of the Index:

[]   In a rising volatility environment, the Index provides notional long
     exposure to short-term VIX futures contracts, seeking to benefit from the
     gains those contracts should have in that environment.

[]   In generally stable volatility environments, the Index implements a
     long/short VIX futures strategy, seeking to minimize the losses that would
     occur if the Index were in the long strategy during these periods and,
     secondarily, maximize positive carry that may be available when notionally
     investing in potentially offsetting long and short positions in VIX futures
     contracts.

[]   The Index transitions between the two strategies based on the momentum of
     volatility movements and VIX futures term structure signals, which can
     function as early warning signs for shifts in the volatility environment.

[]   Transaction costs are deducted daily from the Index level for each futures
     contract that is notionally traded under the Index rules.

[]   The levels of the Index are calculated daily by Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC
     (the "Calculation Agent") and published on Bloomberg under the ticker
     "MSUSVXHE Index. "

[]   The Index was designed and is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC (the
     "Index Sponsor").

Performance in the tables and graphs below is simulated performance from
December 20, 2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual performance from October 10,
2012 (the inception date of the Index) onward.

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Simulated and Actual Index Performance

Use of Simulated Returns

Back-testing and other statistical analyses provided herein use simulated
analysis and hypothetical circumstances to estimate how the Index may have
performed between December 20, 2005 and October 10, 2012, prior to its actual
existence. The results obtained from such back-testing should not be considered
indicative of the actual results that might be obtained from an investment in
the Index. The actual performance of the Index may vary significantly from the
results obtained from back-testing. Unlike an actual performance record,
simulated results are achieved by means of the retroactive application of a
back-tested model itself designed with the benefit of hindsight and knowledge
of factors that may have possibly affected its performance. Morgan Stanley
provides no assurance or guarantee that securities linked to the Index will
operate or would have operated in the past in a manner consistent with these
materials. The hypothetical historical levels presented herein have not been
verified by an independent third party, and such hypothetical historical levels
have inherent limitations. In addition, results obtained from back-testing
include hypothetical results that do not reflect the deduction of any expenses
that an investor in any product, the return of which is linked to the
performance of the Index, would have paid or actually paid and do not account
for all financial risks that may affect the actual performance of any such
investment. Alternative simulations, techniques, modeling or assumptions might
produce significantly different results and prove to be more appropriate.
Actual results will vary, perhaps materially, from the simulated returns
presented in this index supplement.

The graphs below show the comparison of retrospective and historical
performance of the Index with that of the SandP 500([R]) Index, and the
correlation of the performance of the Index with that of the SandP 500([R])
Index. Such comparisons are for information purposes only. No assurance can be
given that the Index will outperform the SandP 500([R]) Index in the future; nor
can assurance be given that the Index will not significantly underperform the
SandP 500([R]) Index in the future. Similarly, no assurance can be given that the
correlation between the levels of the Index and the SandP 500([R]) Index will
exhibit the same pattern in the future.

Index Returns: Retrospective and Historical Performance

Index Correlation: 6-Month Rolling Correlation(*) vs. SandP
500([R]) Index

* The graph above shows the correlation between the Index and the SandP 500([R])
Index for rolling 6-month periods. Correlation measures the extent to which the
values of two assets go up or down at the same time.

The vertical dotted line in the graphs above indicates the inception date of
the Index of October 10, 2012. Data based on simulated returns from December
20, 2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns thereafter.
See "Use of Simulated Returns" above.

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Index Returns(1)
----------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------- ------ ---- -------------------- ----- ---- ------ -------
                        12/20/2005-10/10/2012 2006             2007       2008  2009 2010                 2011  2012  2013  2014(2)
----------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------- ------ ---- -------------------- ----- ---- ------ -------
Returns                         35.3%         9.3%             28.1%     174.6% 8.5% 20.7%                49.0% 3.3% -21.4% 5.4%
----------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------- ------ ---- -------------------- ----- ---- ------ -------
Volatility (annualized)          9.1%         7.0%             10.5%     18.4%  0.9% 6.1%                 17.7% 1.7%  1.8%  7.7%
----------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------- ------ ---- -------------------- ----- ---- ------ -------
Returns/Volatility               3.89         1.34              2.68      9.49  9.79  3.39                 2.76 1.91 -11.72 0.70
----------------------- --------------------- ---------------- --------- ------ ---- -------------------- ----- ---- ------ -------
Data based on simulated returns from December 20, 2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns thereafter.
1 All returns except year-to-date 2014 returns are annualized.
2 Year-to-date 2014 returns are not annualized (as of February 5, 2014).
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Simulated and Actual Return, Risk and Allocation Data

The graph and table below show the comparisons of various performance-related
statistics, such as index return and volatility, among others, of the Index
with those of certain SandP volatility indices. Such comparisons are for
information purposes only. No assurance can be given that the Index will
outperform any of the SandP volatility indices in the future; nor can assurance
be given that the Index will not significantly underperform any of the SandP
volatility indices in the future. Similarly, no assurance can be given that the
relative volatility levels of the Index and the SandP volatility indices will
remain the same in the future.

Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index vs. Benchmark Indices

The vertical dotted line in the graph above indicates the inception date of the
Index of October 10, 2012. Data based on simulated returns from December 20,
2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns thereafter.
See page IS-5 "Use of Simulated Returns."

                                    Morgan Stanley                 SandP 500 Short-Term    SandP 500 Mid-Term SandP 500 Dynamic VIX
                                      Systematic                                       6                    7               8
                                    Volatility Index SandP 500 Index VIX Futures Index     VIX Futures Index    Futures Index
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
12 Month Return                        -14.7%(1)        15.9%            -42.4%               -23.3%             -14.8%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
3 Year Return (Annualized)              8.3%(2)          9.9%            -50.6%               -30.9%              -8.4%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
5 Year Return (Annualized)              9.0%(3)         15.7%            -61.1%               -29.1%              -2.9%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
Full Period Return (Annualized)        25.2%(4)          4.1%            -41.6%               -11.6%              12.1%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
Full Period Volatility (Annualized)      8.6%            5.3%            40.7%                 10.4%              6.1%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
Full Period Sharpe Ratio                 0.86             0.18            -0.65                -0.36               0.49
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------
Maximum Yearly Drawdown(5)             -28.06%         -52.58%          -85.03%              -63.36%            -35.03%
----------------------------------- ---------------- ------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------

1 Returns for the Index are from February 5, 2013 to February 5, 2014.
2 Returns for the Index are from February 5, 2011 to February 5, 2014 including
simulated returns from February 5, 2011 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns
thereafter.
3 Returns for the Index are from February 5, 2009 to February 5, 2014 including
simulated returns from February 5, 2009 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns
thereafter.
4 Returns for the Index are from December 20, 2005 to February 5, 2014
including simulated returns from December 20, 2005 to October 10, 2012 and
actual returns thereafter.
5 Maximum peak-to-trough decline over a rolling 12-month period.
6 SandP 500 Short-Term VIX Futures Index measures the return from a rolling long
position in the first- and second- month VIX futures contracts.
7 SandP 500 Mid-Term VIX Futures Index measures the return from a rolling long
position in the fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-month VIX futures
contracts, and rolls continuously throughout each month while maintaining
positions in the fifth- and sixth-month contracts.
8 The SandP 500 Dynamic VIX Futures Index dynamically allocates between the SandP
500 Short-Term VIX Futures Index and SandP 500 Mid-Term VIX Futures Index, by
monitoring the steepness of the implied volatility curve, to provide a
cost-efficient exposure to forward implied volatility.

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The chart below illustrates the Index allocations to the two index strategies
during the period from December 2005 through February 5, 2014. "Carry Strategy"
allocation represents the Index allocation to the strategy of long
3-months/short 2-months VIX futures, whereas "Long Volatility" allocation
represents the Index allocation to the strategy of long 1-month VIX futures.

"Carry Strategy" vs "Long Volatility" Allocations

Carry Strategy Allocation (left axis)

MS Systematic Volatility Index (right axis)

The vertical dotted line in the graph above indicates the inception date of the
Index of October 10, 2012. Data based on simulated returns from December 20,
2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns thereafter. See page IS-5 "Use of
Simulated Returns."

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Adding a 10% or a 20% Index overlay to a sample portfolio linked to the SandP 500
would have decreased drawdowns and volatility while boosting returns, raising
the risk adjusted returns to 0.36 and 0.60 respectively, from 0.18 over the
last eight years. The chart below illustrates the benefits of such an overlay.


Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index Overlay on SandP 500 portfolio

MS Systematic Volatility Index (left axis)

SandP 500 (right axis)

80% SandP 500 (PR) + 20% MS Systematic Volatility Index (right axis)

90% SandP 500 (PR) + 10% MS Systematic Volatility Index (right axis)

The vertical dotted line in the graph above indicates the inception date of the
Index of October 10, 2012. Data based on simulated returns from December 20,
2005 to October 10, 2012 and actual returns thereafter. See page IS-5 "Use of
Simulated Returns."

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Risk Factors

The following is a non-exhaustive list of certain key risk factors related to
the Index and for investors in securities linked to the Index. For further
discussion of these and other risks, you should read the relevant pricing
supplement and prospectus or offering documents. You should also consult with
your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisors in connection with
the Index and any instrument linked to the Index.

General Index Risk Considerations:

The Index performance is subject to market risk and to significant declines in
any future period.  Consequently, an investment linked to the Index may suffer
severe losses as a result of significant declines in the Index.

The Index may not consistently reflect the intended or desired volatility
exposure if reallocation or rebalancing conditions are not met, or reallocation
or rebalancing proceeds in a manner that adversely affects the Index level. For
instance, under certain circumstances, the weights of the Two-Month Constant
Maturity Portfolio and the Three-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio won't be
rebalanced to match their respective target weights unless the difference
between their respective actual weights and target weights is greater than 10%
of their respective target weights.

The Index could decline significantly in value if there is a large inversion of
the VIX futures term structure while the Index is in the Carry Strategy, or a
large decline in one-month VIX futures prices while the Index is in the Long
Volatility Strategy.

Because costs associated with trading the underlying VIX futures contracts are
included in the Index calculation, the Index strategies must be sufficiently
successful to offset the effect of such costs. Because the costs of rolling VIX
futures contracts are subtracted from the value of the Index each trading day
and upon each index rebalancing or reallocation, the Carry Strategy or the Long
Volatility Strategy, as applicable, has to be sufficiently successful to offset
these costs and avoid a negative return. If the Index strategies were not
sufficiently successful, the Index would produce a negative return, which could
be significant. The costs of rolling VIX futures contracts that are deducted
from the calculation of the levels of the Index are intended to approximate the
costs that would be experienced by a professional investor seeking to replicate
the Index strategies. The actual costs that would be incurred if a

professional investor were to seek to replicate the Index's strategies may be
higher or lower than the transaction costs deducted from the calculation of the
Index.

The Index can produce negative returns. The methodology was developed based on
historical data and conditions and there can be no assurances that the
methodology can either generate positive performance in the future or will
provide hedging and diversification benefits for holders of long equity
positions in all conditions. As such, past performance of the Index (actual or
simulated) is not a reliable indication of future performance.

The Index's strategies may not succeed under certain market conditions. The
Long Volatility Strategy performs best in a rising volatility environment and
the Carry Strategy performs best in an environment where the price curve of the
VIX futures contracts is concave, which is typically associated with stable or
declining realized volatility. However, if volatility is expected to be stable
over an extended period of time, neither strategy will perform as well as in
their respective ideal volatility environments. At the same time, because the
weightings of the VIX futures contracts in the Constant Maturity Portfolios are
constantly adjusted in order to maintain their respective time-weighted
volatility exposure, and such adjustments would incur transaction costs, an
investment linked to the Index will be adversely affected under such
circumstances due to the transaction costs.

Index Reallocation Risks:

Rapid changes in the volatility environment could cause the Index to decline.
The assumption underlying the index reallocation is that the reallocation
conditions, including the rolling four business day window and 25% targeted
daily incremental reallocation process, are met before the volatility
environment changes drastically. However, if the market environment changes
rapidly and either the Reallocation Signal does not indicate a change between
the two index strategies or the Index does not reallocate quickly enough, the
Index will decline, possibly significantly.

Index reallocation and rebalancing will increase transactions costs. The shift
between the two index strategies, and adjustments of the weightings of the VIX
futures contracts within each Constant Maturity Portfolio to maintain its
time-weighted exposures potentially increase the turnover in exposure to the
underlying VIX future contracts, which will increase the frequency of

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rebalancing events and result in increased transaction costs. See the risk
factors "Impact of costs on Index returns" below and "Because costs associated
with trading the underlying VIX futures contracts are included in the Index
calculation, the Index strategies must be sufficiently successful to offset the
effect of such costs" above for further information.

Risks Related to the Carry Strategy:

While the Carry Strategy is designed to extract the volatility risk premium as
a result of the typical relationship observed historically that the term
structure curve is steeper at the shorter maturity than it is at the longer
maturity, there can be no assurances that such relationship will hold going
forward, especially over any short-run or medium-run investment horizon or
during periods of market stress (regardless of their duration). Past
performance of the Carry Strategy (actual or simulated) is not a reliable
indication of future performance.

A term structure inversion while in the Carry Strategy would result in negative
returns. In the event of an inversion of the two- to three-month portion of the
VIX futures term structure (See Box 2 above), the exposures reflected by the
Carry Strategy will have a negative return because the rolling of the notional
short position will result in greater losses than the gains attributable to
rolling the long position, and this will cause the Index to decline. In
addition, while the long position in three-month VIX futures in the strategy
are designed to offset losses from the short position in two-month VIX futures
in the strategy, should volatility rise, there is no guarantee that the
positions will offset each other. And as a result, the Index will suffer
decline.

The Carry Strategy may fail to benefit from roll yield as intended. The target
weight of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio is a function of (1) the
Beta, or volatility-adjusted correlation, between the levels of the Two-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio and the levels of the Three-Month Constant Maturity
Portfolio and (2) the current steepness of the term structure of two-month to
one-month VIX futures. This resulting weighting may fail to be appropriate for
the volatility environment, and may not generate positive performance from
rolling the VIX futures contracts as is intended.

An increase in volatility without a reallocation to the Long Volatility
Strategy would result in negative returns. The conditions for the shift between
the two index strategies have been designed based on empirical historical
market

observations. However, this may not be a reliable indication of future market
conditions and accordingly the Carry Strategy may be more heavily weighted to a
short exposure to volatility when, in fact, volatility is spiking higher. This
would cause a significant decline in the Index. Gradual increases in volatility
could also have a negative impact on performance of the Index without
triggering a shift to the Long Volatility Strategy.

The Index may not be invested according to the Carry Strategy at a beneficial
time, and may fail to capture returns from declines in volatility. If the Index
is in the Long Volatility Strategy and volatility declines and the term
structure steepens, the Index will fail to capture the potential positive
returns from these events and instead will decline. While the intention of
reallocation to the Carry Strategy is to capture declines in volatility and a
steepening of the VIX futures term structure as volatile market conditions
normalize, the Carry Strategy will not be fully implemented to reflect the
desired exposure until the conditions for reallocating to the Carry Strategy
have been met for the required rolling four business day period. In addition,
changes in target weights due to reallocations will occur in daily increments
of 25%. As a result, it will take eight business days from the business day on
which the daily signal was first triggered to switch completely from the Long
Volatility Strategy to the Carry Strategy.

Risks Related to the Long Volatility Strategy:

While the Long Volatility Strategy is designed to benefit from an increase in
volatility, there can be no assurances that it will benefit during these market
conditions in the future, especially over any short-run or medium-run
investment horizon or during periods of market stress (regardless of their
duration). Past performance of the Long Volatility Strategy (actual or
simulated) is not a reliable indication of future performance.

Declines in equity volatility or a steepening of term structure while in the
Long Volatility Strategy could result in negative returns. The return of the
Long Volatility Strategy is affected by equity market volatility. During
periods when volatility levels are stable (whether high or low), the return
from such volatility exposure is low and in some cases could be negative. In a
decreasing volatility environment or one where the shape of the VIX futures
term structure is upward sloping, the return of the long volatility exposure
will tend to be negative. The Long Volatility Strategy is designed to perform
well in conditions of increasing volatility in equity markets but is

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not designed to perform as well in periods of stable or falling volatility
levels.

Market and Volatility Risk:

The return of the Index is directly linked to the exposures reflected by the
Carry Strategy and the Long Volatility Strategy.  These reflect the allocation
of the Index into specific long and short positions in the Constant Maturity
Portfolios. The mark-to-market value of the VIX futures reflected by each of
the Constant Maturity Portfolios is impacted by perceptions of future market
volatility, and by a number of other market factors that may change
unpredictably, including corporate actions, macroeconomic considerations,
speculation and government intervention. This market risk may adversely affect
the value of the exposures reflected by the Long Volatility Strategy and the
Carry Strategy, and ultimately result in a decline of the level of the Index.

Impact of costs on Index returns:

Calculation of the Index level includes costs associated with trading the
underlying VIX futures contracts. The number of contracts of a given VIX
futures expiration to be increased or decreased as a result of (i) the daily
rolls of the Constant Maturity Portfolios in order to maintain their respective
time-weighted, or constant maturity, exposures, (ii) rebalancing the weights of
the Constant Maturity Portfolios to match their respective target weights and
(iii) adjusting the target weights of the Constant Maturity Portfolios in
connection with index reallocations between the Carry Strategy and Long
Volatility Strategy based on the Reallocation Signal, are determined on a net
basis across listed VIX futures before any costs are calculated. Because the
costs of rolling VIX futures contracts are subtracted from the value of the
Index each trading day and upon each index rebalancing or reallocation, the
Carry Strategy or the Long Volatility Strategy, as applicable, has to be
sufficiently successful to offset these costs and avoid a negative return.

Index Performance:

When considering any investment, the return of which is linked to the
performance of the Index, prospective investors should be aware that the level
of the Index can go down as well as up and the performance of the Index in any
future period may not mirror its past performance. Any investment linked or
related to the Index may not necessarily be the same as an investment in the
underlying instruments of the Index at that time and may not reflect

the return that could have been realized by an investor who entered into the
hypothetical positions. The Index can, in certain circumstances, decrease to
zero.

Index Disruption:

The Index is subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain Index
Adjustment Events (including Price Source Disruption and Hedging Disruption).
See "Description of Index Methodology--Index Adjustment Events" below for
further details. As a consequence of the occurrence of any such Index
Adjustment Event, the Index Sponsor may exercise an amount of discretion in
relation to the Index (including changing the methodology of the Index, making
adjustments to the composition of the Index and terminating the Index) and the
exercise of such discretion may have an adverse impact on the Index level and,
consequently, any security, instrument or transaction linked to or calculated
in reference to the Index. The maintenance and calculation of the Index depend
on certain underlying data license agreements with third parties (in particular
data license from CBOE, the sponsor of the VIX Index). In the event that any of
these underlying data license agreements are terminated for any reason, the
Index Sponsor and/or the Calculation Agent may be unable to continue to compile
and/or calculate the Index in its current form.

No Active Management:

The Index is quantitative and rules-based, and is not actively managed by
Morgan Stanley or its affiliates (the "Morgan Stanley Group") or any third
party.

Accordingly, the Index will not be actively adjusted to reflect market
conditions or to effect changes in the target weights of the Constant Maturity
Portfolios. The Morgan Stanley Group is not acting as a fiduciary for, or an
advisor to, any investor in respect of the Index.

Morgan Stanley Conflicts of Interest:

Morgan Stanley and its affiliates may from time to time engage in transactions
involving the underlying components of the Index for their proprietary accounts
and/or for accounts of their clients, and may act as market-maker in such
underlying components. Such activities may not be for the benefit of the
holders of investments linked to the Index and may have a positive or negative
effect on the value of the underlying components and consequently on the value
of the Index. Morgan Stanley and its affiliates may issue derivative
instruments on the underlying components and the use of such derivatives

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may affect the value of the underlying components and consequently the value of
the Index. Morgan Stanley and its affiliates may enter into hedging
transactions in respect of the underlying components or related derivative
instruments that may affect the value of such underlying components or
derivative instruments. In addition, the unwinding of such hedging transactions
may affect the value of such underlying components or derivative instruments,
which in turn may affect the value of the Index. Morgan Stanley and its
affiliates may benefit from gains from such hedging activity while your
investments linked to the Index suffer losses.

Index Sponsor and Calculation Agent:

Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC as Index Sponsor and Calculation Agent retains the
final discretion as to the manner in which the Index is calculated and
constructed. The methodology may change without prior notice and such changes
may affect the value of the Index. The Calculation Agent's calculations and
determinations in relation to the Index shall be binding in the absence of
manifest error. Such activities may present conflicts of interest which may
affect the level of the Index.

Reliance on Information:

Calculations of the Index are based on information obtained from various
publicly-available sources. Morgan Stanley has relied on these sources and has
not independently verified the information from these sources.

Research:

Morgan Stanley may issue research reports on the underlying components of the
Index. These reports are entirely independent of the Calculation Agent's
obligations to calculate the Index. Morgan Stanley will be under no obligation
to make any adjustments to the Index based on such research.

Important Information:

Morgan Stanley does not make any representation that any result or return
indicated herein would be achieved. Changes to the assumptions underlying the
methodology of the Index may have material impacts on results or returns of the
Index. Additional information relating to the Index is available on request.
Morgan Stanley and others associated with it may deal as principal in, or own
or act as market maker for, securities or instruments mentioned herein, and may
also advise or seek to advise issuers of such securities and instruments. Past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Price and

availability are subject to change without notice. Morgan Stanley does not give
investment, tax, accounting and legal or regulatory advice, and prospective
investors should consult with their professional advisors. This communication
is not a product of Morgan Stanley's Research Departments and should not be
regarded as a research recommendation. The material contained herein has not
been based on a consideration of any individual client's circumstances and as
such should not be considered to be a personal recommendation.

"Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index" is a Morgan Stanley proprietary
index. Any use of this Index or its name must be with the written consent of
Morgan Stanley.

Investment in securities linked to the Index is not equivalent to an investment
in the Index.

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are frequently sharp differences between a hypothetical historical composite
performance record and the actual record that the combined underlying
components subsequently achieved.

This material is not a product of Morgan Stanley Research Departments.
Investments in securities

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Description of Index Methodology

Introduction

The Morgan Stanley Systematic Volatility Index (ER)(SM) (the "Index") is a
quantitative and rules-based index developed by Morgan Stanley, which is
intended to provide long exposure to volatility in periods of rising volatility
while avoiding the high cost of maintaining that exposure in generally stable
volatility environments. The Index utilizes two strategies, a Term Structure
Carry Strategy (the "Carry Strategy") and a Long Volatility Strategy (the "Long
Volatility Strategy"), and shifts between the two strategies depending on the
particular volatility environment. These strategies are effected by taking
different notional exposures to distinct portfolios of futures contracts on the
CBOE Volatility Index([R]) (the "VIX Index;" and the futures contracts on the
VIX Index, "VIX futures contracts"), each with a different constant maturity
and deducting transaction costs as described below. The VIX Index is a measure
of market expectations of near-term volatility in the U.S. equity market as
derived from prices of options on the SandP 500([R]) Index.

The Index does not track realized volatility; rather, it is designed to
identify signals of implied volatility, which is the market's expectation of
future volatility. The Index's primary goal is to identify periods of rising
volatility and to implement the Long Volatility Strategy during those periods,
with the aim of realizing notional gains in its long position in a portfolio of
VIX futures contracts. If the Index correctly identifies those periods on a
timely basis, its value is generally expected to increase, because a long
position in VIX futures will generally increase in value as volatility rises.
The Index also aims to identify generally stable volatility environments, at
which time the Index will implement the Carry Strategy, which seeks to benefit
from taking both notional long and short exposures to VIX futures contracts, as
described below. Moreover, by switching away from the Long Volatility Strategy,
the Index attempts to avoid the high costs of remaining in the Long Volatility
Strategy during those generally stable volatility environments. If the Index
correctly identifies those periods on a timely basis, its value is expected to
remain relatively stable in that scenario. If the Index does not correctly
identify the volatility environment or does not implement the correct strategy
on a timely basis, the Index could suffer

potentially severe losses. See "Risk Factors" above for further details on this
and other risks.

The level of the Index is calculated and published daily by the Calculation
Agent and displayed by Bloomberg under the ticker symbol "MSUSVXHE Index."
Publication of the Index began on October 10, 2012. The Calculation Agent has
retrospectively calculated hypothetical index levels as if the Index existed as
of December 20, 2005 with an initial index level of 1,000, using historical
data and the same methodology as is currently employed.

Box 1: Volatility, Realized Volatility and Implied Volatility Volatility is a
statistical measure of how much an asset's return varies from the mean of the
returns over a period of time. The more an asset's returns vary, the higher its
volatility is, and its perceived riskiness is higher as well (other things
being equal). Volatility does not identify the direction of the asset's price
movements, but rather the magnitude of changes in those prices.

Realized volatility of an asset is a measurement of the asset's volatility
based on actual returns observed over a period of time.

Implied volatility of an asset, on the other hand, reflects the market's
expectation of the asset's volatility over a future period of time, derived
from market prices of listed options on the asset on the basis that those
prices reflect the expected volatility of the asset.

The Carry Strategy

The Carry Strategy is designed to extract the "term structure risk premium" of
VIX futures contracts in an environment where volatility is expected to be
stable or to fall. The term structure risk premium is derived from the market
insight that volatility futures contracts of different maturities have
different prices, generally within a certain relationship depending on the
market's volatility expectations. The relationship between the maturities and
prices can be mapped along a curve called the term structure (see Box 2) and
extracting the risk premium is a process of notionally

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buying and selling the futures contracts along this curve in a way that is
expected to result in gains (see Box 3).

The Carry Strategy reflects a notional short exposure to a Two-Month Constant
Maturity Portfolio coupled with a notional long exposure to a Three-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio. The short exposure is meant to extract the term
structure risk premium because the selling and buying (called rolling) of the
Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio is expected to generate gains (see Box
3). While these gains will be offset by losses expected in rolling the long
exposure, these losses are expected to be less than the gains in rolling the
short exposure in the market conditions when the Index signals suggest the
Index should be in the Carry Strategy, because the term structure curve is
expected to be steeper at the shorter maturity than it is at the longer
maturity. Even though losses are expected in the long exposure, the Carry
Strategy seeks to offset these losses with gains from the short exposure, with
a goal of achieving overall net-neutral exposure to changes in volatility,
except in certain instances described below.

Each of these Constant Maturity Portfolios is composed of two VIX futures
contracts, with the weight of each futures contract in the portfolio adjusted
daily in order for the relevant Constant Maturity Portfolio to maintain a
time-weighted exposure of the applicable number of months (see Box 4).

The Carry Strategy sets the target weight of the long exposure to the
Three-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio at 100% (when the Index has fully
shifted into the Carry Strategy) while varying the target weight of the short
exposure to the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio on a daily basis based on
two factors: (i) the Beta, or volatility-adjusted correlation, between the
levels of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio and that of the Three-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio and (ii) the current steepness of the term
structure of two-month to one-month VIX futures.

Adjustments based on the first factor are intended to help achieve a
net-neutral volatility position of the two portfolios over the longer term.
Generally, price movements of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio and the
Three-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio are not completely correlated and the
extent of the correlation changes based on the changes in the term structure of
VIX futures. In order

for notional gains and losses of the short exposure and the long exposure to
offset each other, the Index adjusts the weighting of the short exposure, which
typically has bigger expected price movements, on the expectation that the
short exposure's bigger price movements but lesser weighting will approximate
the expected smaller price movements but greater weighting of the long
exposure. This attempt to reflect a net market-neutral volatility position can
be modified by the second factor.

Box 2: Term Structure of VIX Futures

Term structure is a measure of the relationship between the level of VIX
futures contracts and the length of their terms. The Index uses the ratio in
price between a portfolio of longer-dated VIX futures contracts and a portfolio
of shorter-dated VIX futures contracts to measure term structure. When the
price of a longer-dated portfolio is greater than that of a shorter-dated
portfolio, this means that the longer-dated futures contracts are more
expensive than the shorter-dated contracts. In this case, the curve of the term
structure is referred to as being upward sloping, which generally indicates an
environment of stable or declining realized volatility. The curve will be
steeper if the price of longer-dated contracts increases relative to
shorter-dated contracts, which generally suggests declining volatility, and the
curve flattens as the price of longer-dated contracts declines relatively,
suggesting increasing volatility.

Upward-Sloping Term Structure Curve, Typically Observed in Stable or Falling
Realized Volatility Environment

When the price of a longer-dated portfolio is less than that of a shorter-dated
portfolio, the curve of the term structure is said to be "inverted" or downward
sloping. This generally indicates an environment of rising realized
volatility.

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Downward-Sloping Term Structure Curve Indicating Rising Realized Volatility
Environment

Adjustments of the target weight of the short position based on the second
factor are designed to adjust the risk in the short position and the potential
in its roll yield. The term structure of VIX futures contracts historically
tends to be steeper in the front-end and flatter in the back-end. Historically,
the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio rolls down a steeper term structure
than the Three-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio. Adjustment to the target
weight of the short position is designed to capitalize on the difference
between the front-end and the back-end steepness of the VIX futures' term
structure to produce positive roll yield, and to do so by leveraging up or down
the short position based on the steepness of the current two-month to one-month
term structure as compared with historical data.

The Long Volatility Strategy

The Long Volatility Strategy is designed to benefit from increases in market
implied volatility by taking a long position in a portfolio of short-term VIX
futures contracts, which will produce positive returns in an environment of
rising implied volatility. However, short-term VIX futures contracts tend to be
more volatile, and consequently, while they offer greater opportunity to
enhance returns in a favorable volatility environment, they also subject the
Index to greater potential risk of loss when volatility reverses course.
Additionally, the Index can suffer losses because of the steep roll costs
inherent in an upward-sloping term structure typical of a low or stable
volatility environment, as there is no potential for offsetting negative roll
yield as there is in the Carry Strategy.

The Long Volatility Strategy reflects a long position in a One-Month Constant
Maturity Portfolio. The One-Month

Constant Maturity Portfolio is also composed of two VIX futures contracts, with
the weight of each futures contract in the portfolio adjusted daily in order
for the portfolio to maintain a time-weighted exposure of one month.

Box 3: Short and Long Positions in Futures Contracts; Rolling

When an investor takes a short position in a volatility futures contract, it
enters into an opposite position vis-a-vis a counterparty that takes a long
position in the contract; and when it takes a long position, it enters into an
opposite position vis-a-vis a counterparty that takes a short position in the
contract. Because futures contracts will expire at the end of their term, if
the investor wants to maintain its short or long position in the futures
contract, it will need to switch its position from the existing contract to a
new, longer-dated contract. This process is called "rolling." To roll an
existing short position in a futures contract, the investor will open a short
position in the new, longer-dated contract (i.e., sell the new contract short)
and purchase a long position in the existing contract (to close out the current
short position). To roll an existing long position in a futures contract, the
investor will open a long position in the new longer-dated contract (i.e., buy
the new contract) and sell its long position in the existing contract (to close
out the current long position).

When an investor has a short position in a futures contract, in an environment
where the value of the contract is declining, i.e., an upward-sloping curve,
the investor will make a profit as a result of rolling its short position
because the cost of purchasing the long position (to close out its short
position on the existing contract) is lower than the price of the new short
position (selling the longer-dated contract short). Such profit from rolling a
futures contract is generally referred to as "positive roll yield." When the
term structure curve is upward sloping, rolling a short position produces a
positive roll yield, but rolling a long position will produce a negative roll
yield or a roll loss. Since the Carry Strategy reflects both a notional short
position and a notional long position, it will produce a profit if rolling its
notional short position results in greater roll yield than the roll loss
resulting from rolling its notional long position.

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Index Allocation, Rebalancing and Calculation

The Carry Strategy and the Long Volatility Strategy are designed for different
market conditions. The Index will move between the two strategies based on the
"Reallocation Signal." When the Index implements one strategy, it will
reallocate index weight to the relevant portfolios of VIX futures contracts
underlying such strategy. Generally speaking, the Index will begin to implement
the Long Volatility Strategy when certain criteria are met that may broadly
indicate a sharp increase in market expectations of volatility. When the
criteria are not met, indicating stable or falling implied volatility and,
consequently, a high cost of carrying short-term VIX futures contracts, the
Index will shift toward the Carry Strategy.

The Reallocation Signal will indicate a shift into the Long Volatility Strategy
and therefore a reallocation of index target weights to the One-Month Constant
Maturity Portfolio when two conditions are satisfied: first, the return of the
VIX Index over the past 21 business days calculated on an annualized basis is
more than 2 times the standard deviation of returns of the VIX Index during the
same period calculated on an annualized basis, indicating a jump in the level
of actual volatility, and second, the spot VIX value (that is, the current
value of the VIX Index) is above the one-month forward VIX level interpolated
from the applicable VIX futures contracts, indicating a rise in market implied
volatility, in each case, for a rolling four business day period. In turn, the
Reallocation Signal will indicate a shift into the Carry Strategy and
consequently prompt a reallocation of index target weights to the portfolios
underlying the Carry Strategy when either of the two conditions is not met for
a rolling four business day period.

The rationale behind these shifts is to manage the portfolios in the context of
the expected "mean reversion" of volatility. Mean reversion is a process by
which prices, returns or volatility eventually move back toward their
historical mean or average. The mean reversion principle would imply that when
volatility spikes, it will tend to decline afterwards; and when it drops
dramatically, it will tend to bounce back. As a result, mean reversion would
indicate that changes in volatility tend to be less pronounced over a longer
period of time than over a shorter period of time. The Reallocation Signal
attempts to identify periods when current returns on the VIX Index are
significantly higher than in the recent past and when the current VIX

Index level is higher than its projected level in the near future, both of
which should mean that current volatility is high and the Index should benefit
from the Long Strategy. The absence of these conditions should indicate stable
volatility, in which case the Index would be better placed in the Carry
Strategy. This mean reversion pattern also provides the opportunity to benefit
from roll yield in the Carry Strategy, because, during conditions of stable
volatility, the market expects volatility to rise in the future which makes
longer-dated VIX futures contracts more expensive and results in the
upward-sloping term structure described in Box 2. If the VIX futures market is
such that the term structure is relatively flat, the Index value could decline
because there is less opportunity for the Carry Strategy to be successful or to
offset the Index's costs.

The determination of whether to reallocate target weights on a given business
day is based on the previous business day's signal. After four consecutive
business days of a consistent signal, a reallocation will occur on the fifth
business day after the signal was first triggered. Changes in target weights
due to reallocations will occur in daily increments of 25%. As a result, it
will take eight business days from the business day on which the daily signal
was first triggered to switch completely from one index strategy to the other.
If, during the reallocation process, a consistent signal fails to appear on any
of the four business days, the reallocation process will cease, and the Index
will remain in the then-existing allocation among the different portfolios of
VIX futures contracts until a consistent signal next appears for four
consecutive business days.

As a result of the changes in value of the Constant Maturity Portfolios, the
actual weights of the portfolios will differ from their respective target
weights. Thus, in addition to the reallocation of target weights of the
portfolios discussed above, the weights of the three portfolios are subject to
rebalancing as a result of the difference between their actual weights and
target weights. For example, suppose the Index is allocated 25% to the Long
Volatility Strategy and 75% to the Carry Strategy on a given business day,(1)
and because of the absence of a consistent signal indicating greater

(1) Within the Carry Strategy, the long position in the Three-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio will be allocated 100% of the 75% target weight of
the Carry Strategy, and the short position in the Two-Month Constant Maturity
Portfolio will be allocated a percentage between 0 and -100% of the 75% target
weight of the Carry Strategy.

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allocation to one strategy and less allocation to the other strategy, the Index
will remain in this allocation for at least the next four business days. During
this period, the prices of the three Constant Maturity Portfolios will change
because of movements of the prices of the VIX futures contracts. If the price
movements of the VIX futures contracts have resulted in the deviation of the
actual weights of the Constant Maturity Portfolios (calculated by dividing the
market value of the notional investments (or notional short position in the
case of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio) in the relevant Constant
Maturity Portfolio by the market value of the total notional holding of the
Index) from their respective target weights, and if certain conditions are
satisfied as described below, the weights of the Constant Maturity Portfolios
will be rebalanced to match their respective target weights.

For the One-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio, no such rebalancing is necessary
when the Index is fully in the Long Volatility Strategy, since the actual
weight of the One-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio will always match its
target weight of 100%. However, if the Index is allocated between the Long
Volatility Strategy and the Carry Strategy, and as a result, the target weight
of the One-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio is less than 100%, the weight of
the One-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio will be rebalanced daily to match its
target weight, subject to the maximum daily change of 25%. On the other hand,
whenever the Index is at least partially allocated to the Carry Strategy, the
weights of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio and the Three-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio may potentially be rebalanced on any business day
as follows: if on the immediately preceding business day, the Reallocation
Signal indicates a shift into the Long Volatility Strategy, the weights of the
two portfolios will be rebalanced to match their respective new target weights;
otherwise, no rebalancing will happen, unless, on the immediately preceding
business day, (i) the difference between their respective actual weights and
target weights is greater than 10% of their respective target weights, or (ii)
the actual weight of the Two-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio is less than or
equal to a specified level (generally -100%) or the actual weight of the
Three-Month Constant Maturity Portfolio is greater than or equal to a specified
level (generally 100%).

The return of the Index on each business day is the weighted return of the
Constant Maturity Portfolios, net of transaction costs described below.

Box 4: The Constant Maturity Portfolios

The Constant Maturity Portfolios are constructed in order to track the forward
implied volatility of a specified number of months. For instance, the Two-Month
Constant Maturity Portfolio is used to assess the market's expectation of
volatility in 2 months' time. While futures contracts with different tenors are
traded, their expiries are spaced a month apart, and accordingly it is rare
that there is an existing contract with a time-to-expiration of exactly two
months. As a result, on any given day, the portfolio consists of the two
closest VIX futures contracts that bracket a 42 business day (two month)
constant maturity. The weight given to the two contracts in calculating the
level of the portfolio depends on the closeness of their respective
time-to-expiration to the two-month maturity day, with a higher weighting
assigned when the contract is closer to the two-month maturity. The goal is to
weight the two contracts such that, when combined, the portfolio would have an
overall average maturity of two months.

Transaction Costs

A transaction cost of 0.20% is applied daily to the aggregate notional amount
of each of the VIX futures contracts notionally traded (i) on each trading day
when the weights of the VIX futures contracts within each Constant Maturity
Portfolio are adjusted in order to maintain their respective time-weighted, or
constant maturity, exposures, (ii) on each rebalancing day when the weights of
the Constant Maturity Portfolios are rebalanced to match their respective
target weights and (iii) on each business day when the target weights of the
portfolios are adjusted as a result of index reallocation between the two
strategies based on the Reallocation Signal. Because the costs of rolling VIX
futures contracts are subtracted from the value of the Index each trading day
and upon each index rebalancing or reallocation, the Carry Strategy or the Long
Volatility Strategy, as applicable, has to be sufficiently successful to offset
these costs and avoid a negative return.

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Index Adjustment Events

Upon the occurrence of certain events that would disrupt the maintenance or
calculation of the Index (each such event, an "Index Adjustment Event"), the
Index Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may make certain adjustments to the
Index to ensure that the Index continues to reflect, as closely as possible,
its value had no Index Adjustment Events occurred.

Each of the following events is an Index Adjustment Event: [] Price Source
Disruption: A Price Source Disruption occurs if the Index Sponsor or the
Calculation Agent determines that any of the source data required to calculate
the Index are not available.

This may include the published level of the VIX Index and published settlement
prices of VIX futures. A Price Source Disruption also includes any permanent or
prolonged suspension of the VIX Index.

[]   Material Change in VIX Index Methodology: A Material Change in VIX Index
     Methodology occurs if the Index Sponsor determines that there has been a
     material change to the methodology used to calculate the VIX Index or there
     has been a material change in the VIX Index.

[]   Material Change to the Underlying Instruments: A Material Change to the
     Underlying Instruments occurs if the Index Sponsor determines that there
     has been a material change to the terms of the underlying VIX futures
     contracts.

[]   Termination of Data License: A Termination of Data License occurs if the
     Index Sponsor determines there has been a termination, revocation or
     suspension of any third party license agreement or permission pursuant to
     which data is supplied to compile or calculate the target weights of the
     Constant Maturity Portfolios underlying the Index (including any license
     agreement relating to the Index Sponsor's use of the VIX Index).

[]   Change in Law: A Change in Law occurs if there has been a change in
     applicable law or regulation that prevents the Index Sponsor and/or the
     Calculation Agent from calculating the Index or hedging the Index's
     positions in any underlying instrument.

[]   Hedging Disruption: A Hedging Disruption occurs if the Index Sponsor
     determines that market participants would be unable, after using
     commercially reasonable efforts, to (i) acquire, establish, re-establish,
     substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transactions or instruments
     it deems necessary to hedge its position in relation to any securities
     issued or other relevant transactions relating to or calculated by
     reference to the Index; or (ii) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of
     any such transactions or instruments.

[]   Significant Adverse Index Event: A Significant Adverse Index Event occurs
     if the Index Sponsor determines that there has been an abnormally large
     intraday move in VIX futures that could cause the Index to lose all or
     substantially all of its value intraday.

[]   Force Majeure Event: A Force Majeure Event occurs if the Index Sponsor
     determines that an event or circumstance has occurred or is present that is
     beyond the reasonable control of the Index Sponsor and as a result of which
     the Index Sponsor and/or the Calculation Agent cannot calculate, publish or
     take any other necessary action in relation to, the Index. Such event or
     circumstance may include (without limitation) a systems failure, fire,
     building evacuation, natural or man-made disaster, act of state, armed
     conflict, act of terrorism, riot or labor disruption.

In the event of the occurrence of any of the Index Adjustment Events, the Index
Sponsor may in its sole discretion: [] provide data from alternative sources
(including Reuters, Bloomberg and/or Morgan Stanley data) to the Calculation
Agent and/or direct the Calculation Agent to make such determinations and/or
adjustments as it considers appropriate to determine the value of the Index by
reference to the prevailing market conditions and the relevant last available
traded or published price; [] make such determinations and/or adjustments to
the methodology and/or the underlying instruments of the Index as it deems
necessary; [] defer or direct the Calculation Agent to defer the availability
of the Index until the next business day

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on which no Index Adjustment Event has occurred or is continuing; or []
permanently cease to calculate and make available the Index.

Index Sponsor and Calculation Agent

The Index has been developed by Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC (the "Index Sponsor"
or "Morgan Stanley") and is calculated and published on each business day by
Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC and may be calculated by one if its affiliates as an
alternative calculation agent (the "Calculation Agent").

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