Selected Risk Considerations
An
investment in the notes involves significant risks. These risks are
explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” sections of
the
accompanying
prospectus supplement and product supplement.
●YOUR
INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS —
The
notes do not guarantee any return of principal. If the Final Value
of either Underlying is less than its Initial Value by more
than
15.00%, you will
lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the
Final Value of the Lesser Performing
Underlying is
less than its Initial Value by more than 15.00%. Accordingly, under
these circumstances, you will lose up to 85.00% of
your
principal amount at maturity.
●YOUR
MAXIMUM GAIN ON THE NOTES IS LIMITED BY THE MAXIMUM
RETURN,
regardless of
any appreciation in the value of either Underlying, which may be
significant.
●CREDIT
RISKS OF JPMORGAN FINANCIAL AND JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
—
Investors are
dependent on our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s ability to pay all
amounts due on the notes. Any actual or potential
change in our or
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s creditworthiness or credit spreads, as
determined by the market for taking that credit risk,
is
likely to adversely affect the value of the notes. If we and
JPMorgan Chase & Co. were to default on our payment
obligations, you
may
not receive any amounts owed to you under the notes and you could
lose your entire investment.
●AS
A FINANCE SUBSIDIARY, JPMORGAN FINANCIAL HAS NO INDEPENDENT
OPERATIONS AND HAS LIMITED ASSETS —
As a
finance subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., we have no
independent operations beyond the issuance and administration
of
our
securities. Aside from the initial capital contribution from
JPMorgan Chase & Co., substantially all of our assets relate
to
obligations of
our affiliates to make payments under loans made by us or other
intercompany agreements. As a result, we are
dependent upon
payments from our affiliates to meet our obligations under the
notes. If these affiliates do not make payments to us
and
we fail to make payments on the notes, you may have to seek payment
under the related guarantee by JPMorgan Chase &
Co.,
and
that guarantee will rank
pari passu with all other
unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase &
Co.
●POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS —
We
and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the
notes. In performing these duties, our and JPMorgan Chase
&
Co.’s economic
interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor
in the notes. It is possible that hedging or trading
activities of
ours or our affiliates in connection with the notes could result in
substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the
value
of
the notes declines. Please refer to “Risk Factors — Risks Relating
to Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying product
supplement.
●THE
NOTES DO NOT PAY INTEREST.
●YOU
WILL NOT RECEIVE DIVIDENDS ON THE FUND OR THE SECURITIES INCLUDED
IN OR HELD BY EITHER
UNDERLYING OR HAVE ANY RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND OR THOSE
SECURITIES.
●THERE
ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND —
The
Fund is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the
investment strategies of the 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 Fund and, consequently, the
value of the notes.
●THE
PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF THE FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING
PERIODS OF MARKET VOLATILITY,
MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND’S UNDERLYING
INDEX AS WELL AS THE NET ASSET
VALUE PER SHARE —
The
Fund does not fully replicate its Underlying Index (as defined
under “The Underlyings” below) and may hold securities
different
from
those included in its Underlying Index. In addition, the
performance of the Fund will reflect additional transaction costs
and fees
that
are not included in the calculation of its Underlying Index. All of
these factors may lead to a lack of correlation between
the
performance of
the Fund and its Underlying Index. In addition, corporate actions
with respect to the equity securities underlying the
Fund
(such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the
performances of the Fund and its Underlying Index.
Finally, because
the shares of the Fund are traded on a securities exchange and are
subject to market supply and investor demand,
the
market value of one share of the Fund may differ from the net asset
value per share of the Fund.
During periods
of market volatility, securities underlying the Fund may be
unavailable in the secondary market, market
participants
may
be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of
the Fund and the liquidity of the 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 Fund.
Further, market
volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices
at which market participants are willing to buy and
sell
shares of the Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the
market value of shares of the Fund may vary substantially
from
the
net asset value per share of the Fund. For all of the foregoing
reasons, the performance of the Fund may not correlate with
the
performance of
its Underlying Index as well as the net asset value per share of
the Fund, which could materially and adversely
affect the value
of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce any payment on
the notes.
●NON-U.S.
SECURITIES RISK —
The
equity securities included in or held by the Underlyings have been
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 securities markets in the home countries of
the
issuers of those non-U.S. equity securities. Also, there is
generally less publicly available information about companies in
some
of
these jurisdictions than there is about U.S. companies that are
subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC.