●THE INDEX MAY NOT APPROXIMATE ITS TARGET VOLATILITY -
No assurance can be given that the Index will maintain an annualized realized volatility that approximates its target volatility of
35%. The Index's target volatility is a level of implied volatility and therefore the actual realized volatility of the Index may be
greater or less than the target volatility. On each weekly Index rebalance day, the Index's exposure to the Underlying Assetis set
equal to (a) the 35% implied volatility target divided by (b) the one-week implied volatility of the QQQ Fund, subject to a maximum
exposure of 500%. The Index uses the implied volatility of the QQQ Fund as a proxy for the realized volatility of the Underlying
Asset. However, there is no guarantee that the methodology used by the Index to determine the implied volatility of the QQQ Fund
will be representative of the realized volatility of the QQQ Fund. The volatility of the Underlying Asset on any day may change
quickly and unexpectedly and realized volatility may differ significantly from implied volatility. In general, over time, the realized
volatility of the QQQ Fund has tended to be lower than its implied volatility; however, at any time that realized volatility may exceed
its implied volatility, particularly during periods of market volatility. Accordingly, the actual annualized realized volatility of the Index
may be greater than or less than the target volatility, which may adversely affect the level of the Index and the value of the notes.
●THE INDEX IS SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SIGNIFICANT LEVERAGE -
On a weekly Index rebalance day, the Index will employ leverage to increase the exposure of the Index to the Underlying Asset if
the implied volatility of the QQQ Fund is below 35%, subject to a maximum exposure of 500%. Under normal market conditions in
the past, the QQQ Fund has tended to exhibit an implied volatility below 35%. Accordingly, the Index has generally employed
leverage in the past, except during periods of elevated volatility. When leverage is employed, any movements in the prices of the
Underlying Asset will result in greater changes in the level of the Index than if leverage were not used. In particular, the use of
leverage will magnify any negative performance of the Underlying Asset, which, in turn, would negatively affect the performance of
the Index. Because the Index's leverage is adjusted only on a weekly basis, in situations where a significant increase in volatility is
accompanied by a significant decline in the price of the Underlying Asset, the level of the Index may decline significantly before the
following Index rebalance day when the Index's exposure to the Underlying Asset would be reduced. In addition, the notional
financing cost deducted daily will be magnified by any leverage provided by the Index.
●THE INDEX MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY UNINVESTED -
On a weekly Index rebalance day, the Index's exposure to the Underlying Asset will be less than 100% when the implied volatility
of the QQQ Fund is above 35%. If the Index's exposure to the Underlying Asset is less than 100%, the Index will not be fully
invested, and any uninvested portion will earn no return. The Index may be significantly uninvested on any given day, and will
realize only a portion of any gains due to appreciation of the Underlying Asset on any such day. The 6.0% per annum deduction is
deducted daily, even when the Index is not fully invested.
●AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES WILL BE SUBJECT TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-U.S. SECURITIES -
Some of the equity securities held by the QQQ Fund are issued by non-U.S. companies. Investments in securities linked to the
value of such non-U.S. equity securities involve risks associated with the home countries of the issuers of those non-U.S. equity
securities. The prices of securities issued by non-U.S. companies may be affected by political, economic, financial and social
factors in the home countries of those issuers, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies
and currency exchange laws.
●THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE QQQ FUND -
The QQQ Fund is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of the QQQ Fund's investment
adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. These constraints
could adversely affect the market price of the shares of the QQQ Fund and, consequently, the value of the notes.
●THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF THE QQQ FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET
VOLATILITY, MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE QQQ FUND'S UNDERLYING INDEX AS WELL AS
THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE -
The QQQ Fund does not fully replicate its underlying index and may hold securities different from those included in its underlying
index. In addition, the performance of the QQQ Fund will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the
calculation of its underlying index. All of these factorsmay lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of the QQQ Fund
and its underlying index. In addition, corporate actions with respect to the equity securities underlying the QQQ Fund (such as
mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the performances of the QQQ Fund and its underlying index. Finally,
because the shares of the QQQ Fund are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand,
the market value of one share of the QQQ Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of the QQQ Fund.
During periods of market volatility, securities underlying the QQQ Fund may be unavailable in the secondary market, market
participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of the QQQ Fund and the liquidity of the QQQ
Fund may be adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and
redeem shares of the QQQ Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market
participants are willing to buy and sell shares of the QQQ Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of shares
of the QQQ Fund may vary substantially from the net asset value per share of the QQQ Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the
performance of the QQQ Fund may not correlate with the performance of its underlying index as well as the net asset value per
share of the QQQ Fund, which could materially and adversely affect the value of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce
any payment on the notes.