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MORGAN STANLEY Capital/Financing Update 2011

Feb 1, 2011

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Capital/Financing Update

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Maximum Aggregate Amount of Registration
Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Offering Price Fee
Buffered Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due 2016 $9,235,000 $1,072.18

January 2011 Pricing Supplement No. 670 Registration Statement No. 333-156423 Dated January 28, 2011 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

S T R U C T U R E D I N V E S T M E N T S

Opportunities in U.S. Equities

Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500 ® Index due February 2, 2016

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Buffered PLUS are senior unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley, will pay no interest, provide a minimum payment of only 20% of principal at maturity and have the terms described in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS and the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this pricing supplement. At maturity, if the underlying index has appreciated in value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus leveraged upside performance of the underlying index. At maturity, if the underlying index has depreciated in value, and (i) if the closing value of the underlying index has not declined by more than the specified buffer amount, the Buffered PLUS will redeem for par or (ii) if the closing value of the underlying index has declined by more than the buffer amount, the investor will lose 1% for every 1% decline beyond the specified buffer amount, subject to a minimum payment at maturity. Investors may lose up to 80% of the stated principal amount of the Buffered PLUS. All payments on the Buffered PLUS are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.

FINAL TERMS
Issuer: Morgan Stanley
Maturity date: February 2, 2016
Underlying index: S&P 500 ® Index
Aggregate principal amount: $9,235,000
Payment at maturity: If the final index value is greater than the initial index value: $10 + the leveraged upside payment .
· If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but has decreased from the initial index value by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20%: $10
· If the final index value is less than the initial index value and has decreased from the initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 20%: ($10 x the index performance factor) + $2.00 This amount will be less than the stated principal amount of $10. However, under no circumstances will the Buffered PLUS pay less than $2.00 per Buffered PLUS at maturity.
Leveraged upside payment: — Leverage factor: $10 x leverage factor x index percent increase — 158%
Index percent increase: (final index value – initial index value) / initial index value
Initial index value: 1,276.34, which is the index closing value on the pricing date
Final index value: The index closing value on the valuation date
Valuation date: January 28, 2016, subject to adjustment for non-index business days and certain market disruption events
Buffer amount: 20%
Minimum payment at maturity: $2.00 per Buffered PLUS (20% of the stated principal amount)
Index performance factor: final index value / initial index value
Stated principal amount: $10 per Buffered PLUS
Issue price: $10 per Buffered PLUS
Pricing date: January 28, 2011
Original issue date: February 2, 2011 (3 business days after the pricing date)
CUSIP: 61760E408
ISIN: US61760E4089
Listing: The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
Agent: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“MS & Co.”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.”
Commissions and Issue Price: Price to Public Agent’s Commissions (1) Proceeds to Issuer
Per Buffered PLUS $10 $0.025 $9.975
Total $9,235,000 $23,087.50 $9,211,912.50

(1) Selected dealers, including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (an affiliate of the Agent), and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the Agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $0.025 for each Buffered PLUS they sell. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.” For additional information, see “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS.

The Buffered PLUS involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8.

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

You should read this document together with the related prospectus supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below.

EFPlaceholder Prospectus Supplement for PLUS dated December 22, 2009

EFPlaceholder Prospectus dated December 23, 2008

The Buffered PLUS are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank .

Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500 ® Index due February 2, 2016

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Fact Sheet

The Buffered PLUS are senior unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley, will pay no interest, provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of the stated principal amount and have the terms described in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS and the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this pricing supplement. At maturity, an investor will receive for each stated principal amount of Buffered PLUS that the investor holds an amount in cash that may be greater than, equal to or less than the stated principal amount based upon the value of the underlying index on the valuation date. Under no circumstances will the payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS be less than $2.00 per Buffered PLUS. The Buffered PLUS are senior notes issued as part of Morgan Stanley’s Series F Global Medium-Term Notes program. All payments on the Buffered PLUS are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley.

Key Dates — Pricing date: Original issue date (settlement date): Maturity date:
January 28, 2011 February 2, 2011 (3 business days after the pricing date) February 2, 2016, subject to postponement as described below
Key Terms
Issuer: Morgan Stanley
Underlying index: S&P 500 ® Index
Underlying index publisher: Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
Original issue price: $10 per Buffered PLUS
Stated principal amount: $10 per Buffered PLUS
Denominations: $10 per Buffered PLUS and integral multiples thereof
Interest: None
Aggregate principal amount $9,235,000
Bull market or bear market PLUS: Bull market PLUS
Payment at maturity: If the final index value is greater than the initial index value: $10 + leveraged upside payment
· If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but has decreased from the initial index value by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20%: $10
· If the final index value is less than the initial index value and has decreased from the initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 20%: ($10 x the index performance factor) + $2.00
This amount will be less than the stated principal amount of $10. However, under no circumstances will the Buffered PLUS pay less than $2.00 per Buffered PLUS at maturity.
Leveraged upside payment: $10 x leverage factor x index percent increase
Leverage factor: 158%
Buffer amount: 20%
Minimum payment at maturity: $2.00 per Buffered PLUS (20% of the stated principal amount)
Index percent increase: (final index value – initial index value) / initial index value
Initial index value: 1,276.34, which is the index closing value on the pricing date as published by the underlying index publisher
Final index value: The index closing value on the valuation date as published by the underlying index publisher
Valuation date: January 28, 2016, subject to adjustment for non-index business days and certain market disruption events
Index performance factor: final index value / initial index value
Postponement of maturity date: If the scheduled valuation date is not an index business day or if a market disruption event occurs on that day so that the valuation date as postponed falls less than two business days prior to the scheduled maturity date, the maturity date of the Buffered PLUS will be postponed to the second business day following that valuation date as postponed.
Risk factors: Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8.

Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500 ® Index due February 2, 2016

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General Information
Listing: The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
CUSIP: 61760E408
ISIN: US61760E4089
Minimum ticketing size: 100 Buffered PLUS
Tax considerations: Although the issuer believes that, under current law, the Buffered PLUS should be treated as a single financial contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, there is uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS.
Assuming this treatment of the Buffered PLUS is respected and subject to the discussion in “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result based on current law:
§ A U.S. Holder should not be required to recognize taxable income over the term of the Buffered PLUS prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange.
§ Upon sale, exchange or settlement of the Buffered PLUS at maturity, a U.S. Holder should recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Buffered PLUS. Such gain or loss should be long-term capital gain or loss if the investor has held the Buffered PLUS for more than one year.
On December 7, 2007, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments, such as the Buffered PLUS . The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments should be subject to any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income that is subject to an interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS , possibly with retroactive effect. Both U.S. and non-U.S. investors considering an investment in the Buffered PLUS should read the discussion under “Risk Factors” in this document and the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS and consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS, including possible alternative treatments, the issues presented by the aforementioned notice and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)
Calculation agent: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“MS & Co.”)
Use of proceeds and hedging: The net proceeds we receive from the sale of the Buffered PLUS will be used for general corporate purposes and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the Buffered PLUS through one or more of our subsidiaries. On or prior to the pricing date, we, through our subsidiaries or others, hedged our anticipated exposure in connection with the Buffered PLUS by taking positions in stocks of the underlying index and futures and options contracts on the underlying index and component stocks of the underlying index listed on major securities markets. Such purchase activity could have increased the value of the underlying index on the pricing date, and therefore could have increased the value at which the underlying index must close on the valuation date before investors would receive at maturity a payment that exceeds the stated principal amount of the Buffered PLUS. For further information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS
Benefit plan investor considerations: Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (a “Plan”), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the Plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the Buffered PLUS. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the Plan. In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates, including MS & Co., may be considered a “party in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, or a “disqualified person” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to many Plans, as well as

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many individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (also “Plans”). ERISA Section 406 and Code Section 4975 generally prohibit transactions between Plans and parties in interest or disqualified persons. Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code would likely arise, for example, if the Buffered PLUS are acquired by or with the assets of a Plan with respect to which MS & Co. or any of its affiliates is a service provider or other party in interest, unless the Buffered PLUS are acquired pursuant to an exemption from the “prohibited transaction” rules. A violation of these “prohibited transaction” rules could result in an excise tax or other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code for such persons, unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory or administrative exemption. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued five prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) that may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase or holding of the Buffered PLUS. Those class exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers). In addition, ERISA Section 408(b)(17) and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code may provide an exemption for the purchase and sale of securities and the related lending transactions, provided that neither the issuer of the securities nor any of its affiliates has or exercises any discretionary authority or control or renders any investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the Plan pays no more, and receives no less, than “adequate consideration” in connection with the transaction (the so-called “service provider” exemption). There can be no assurance that any of these class or statutory exemptions will be available with respect to transactions involving the Buffered PLUS. Because we may be considered a party in interest with respect to many Plans, the Buffered PLUS may not be purchased, held or disposed of by any Plan, any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity (a “Plan Asset Entity”) or any person investing “plan assets” of any Plan, unless such purchase, holding or disposition is eligible for exemptive relief, including relief available under PTCEs 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1, 84-14 or the service provider exemption or such purchase, holding or disposition is otherwise not prohibited. Any purchaser, including any fiduciary purchasing on behalf of a Plan, transferee or holder of the Buffered PLUS will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its fiduciary capacity, by its purchase and holding of the Buffered PLUS that either (a) it is not a Plan or a Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing such Buffered PLUS on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan or with any assets of a governmental, non-U.S. or church plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) or (b) its purchase, holding and disposition are eligible for exemptive relief or such purchase, holding and disposition are not prohibited by ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the Buffered PLUS on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan consult with their counsel regarding the availability of exemptive relief. Each purchaser and holder of the Buffered PLUS has exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and disposition of the Buffered PLUS do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or any Similar Law. The sale of any Buffered PLUS to any Plan or plan subject to Similar Law is in no respect a representation by us or any of our affiliates or representatives that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by plans generally or any particular plan, or that such an investment is appropriate for plans generally or any particular plan. However, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities and Keogh plans, as well as employee benefit plans that permit participants to direct the investment of their accounts, will not be permitted to purchase or hold the Buffered PLUS if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of the Buffered PLUS by the account, plan or annuity.
Additional considerations: Client accounts over which Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, MSSB or any of their respective subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the Buffered PLUS, either directly or indirectly.
Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution ; conflicts of interest: The agent may distribute the Buffered PLUS through MSSB, as selected dealer, or other dealers, which may include Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("MSIP") and Bank Morgan Stanley AG. MSSB, MSIP and Bank Morgan Stanley AG are affiliates of Morgan Stanley. Selected dealers, including MSSB, and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $0.025 for each Buffered PLUS they sell. MS & Co. is our wholly-owned subsidiary. MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is

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commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest. MS & Co. or any of our other affiliates may not make sales in this offering to any discretionary account. See "Plan of Distribution" and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS.
Contact: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients may contact their local Morgan Stanley Smith Barney branch office or our principal executive offices at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (telephone number (866) 477-4776). All other clients may contact their local brokerage representative. Third-party distributors may contact Morgan Stanley Structured Investment Sales at (800) 233-1087.

This is a summary of the terms and conditions of the Buffered PLUS. We encourage you to read the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS and prospectus for this offering, which can be accessed via the hyperlinks on the front page of this document .

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How Buffered PLUS Work

Payoff Diagram

The payoff diagram below illustrates the payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS based on the following terms:

Stated principal amount: $10 per Buffered PLUS
Leverage factor: 158%
Buffer amount: 20%
Minimum payment at maturity: $2.00 per Buffered PLUS

Buffered PLUS Payoff Diagram

How it works

§ If the final index value is greater than the initial index value, investors will receive the $10 stated principal amount plus 158% of the appreciation of the underlying index over the term of the Buffered PLUS.

§ If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value but has decreased from the initial index value by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20%, investors will receive the stated principal amount of $10 per Buffered PLUS.

§ If the final index value is less than the initial index value and has decreased from the initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 20%, investors will receive an amount that is less than the stated principal amount by an amount that is proportionate to the percentage decrease of the underlying index from the initial index value, plus the buffer amount of 20%. The minimum payment at maturity is $2.00 per Buffered PLUS.

§ For example, if the underlying index depreciates 35%, investors would lose 15% of their principal and receive only $8.50 per Buffered PLUS at maturity, or 85% of the stated principal amount.

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Payment at Maturity

At maturity, investors will receive for each $10 stated principal amount of Buffered PLUS that they hold an amount in cash based upon the closing value of the underlying index on the valuation date, as determined as follows:

If the final index value is greater than the initial index value :

$10 + leveraged upside payment

If the final index value is less than or equal to the initial index value, but has decreased from the initial index value by an amount less than or equal to the buffer amount of 20%:

the stated principal amount of $10

If the final index value is less than the initial index value and has decreased from the initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 20%:

($10 x Index Performance Factor) + $2.00

Because the index performance factor will be less than 0.8, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount under this scenario.

Under no circumstances will the payment at maturity be less than $2.00 per Buffered PLUS.

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Risk Factors

The following is a non-exhaustive list of certain key risk factors for investors in the Buffered PLUS. For further discussion of these and other risks, you should read the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS and prospectus. We also urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your investment in the Buffered PLUS.

§ Buffered PLUS do not pay interest and provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of your principal. The terms of the Buffered PLUS differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the Buffered PLUS do not pay interest, and provide a minimum payment at maturity of only 20% of the stated principal amount of the Buffered PLUS, subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. If the final index value is less than 80% of the initial index value, you will receive for each Buffered PLUS that you hold a payment at maturity that is less than the stated principal amount of each Buffered PLUS by an amount proportionate to the decline in the value of the underlying index, plus $2.00 per Buffered PLUS.

§ The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors. Several factors will influence the value of the Buffered PLUS in the secondary market and the price at which MS & Co. may be willing to purchase or sell the Buffered PLUS in the secondary market, including: the value, volatility and dividend yield of the underlying index, interest and yield rates, time remaining to maturity, geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political and regulatory or judicial events and any actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads. The level of the underlying index may be, and has recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Information about the S&P 500 ® Index—Historical Information” on page 11. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount per Buffered PLUS if you try to sell your Buffered PLUS prior to maturity.

§ Investing in the Buffered PLUS is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index. Investing in the Buffered PLUS is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or its component stocks. Investors in the Buffered PLUS will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to stocks that constitute the underlying index.

§ Adjustments to the underlying index could adversely affect the value of the Buffered PLUS. The underlying index publisher may add, delete or substitute the stocks constituting the underlying index or make other methodological changes that could change the value of the underlying index. The underlying index publisher may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the underlying index at any time. In these circumstances, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued underlying index and is permitted to consider indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates.

§ The inclusion of commissions and projected profit from hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to purchase the Buffered PLUS at any time in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, since secondary market prices are likely to exclude commissions paid with respect to the Buffered PLUS and the cost of hedging our obligations under the Buffered PLUS that are included in the original issue price. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our subsidiaries may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. These secondary market prices are also likely to be reduced by the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions. Our subsidiaries may realize a profit from the expected hedging activity even if investors do not receive a favorable investment return under the terms of the Buffered PLUS or in any secondary market transaction In addition, any secondary market prices may differ from values determined by pricing models used by MS & Co., as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs.

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§ The Buffered PLUS are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley, and any actual or anticipated changes to its credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the Buffered PLUS. You are dependent on Morgan Stanley’s ability to pay all amounts due on the Buffered PLUS at maturity, and therefore you are subject to the credit risk of Morgan Stanley. If Morgan Stanley defaults on its obligations under the Buffered Plus, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. As a result, the market value of the Buffered PLUS prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of Morgan Stanley’s creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in Morgan Stanley’s credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking Morgan Stanley credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the Buffered PLUS.

§ The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited. The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the Buffered PLUS. MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the Buffered PLUS. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the Buffered PLUS easily. Because we do not expect that other broker-dealers will participate significantly in the secondary market for the Buffered PLUS, the price at which you may be able to trade your Buffered PLUS is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which MS & Co. is willing to transact. If, at any time, MS & Co. were to cease making a market in the Buffered PLUS, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the Buffered PLUS. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your Buffered PLUS to maturity.

§ The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of the issuer, will make determinations with respect to the Buffered PLUS. As calculation agent, MS & Co. has determined the initial index value and will determine the final index value and will calculate the amount of cash you receive at maturity. Determinations made by MS & Co. in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events and the selection of a successor index or calculation of the final index value in the event of a discontinuance of the underlying index, may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity.

§ Hedging and trading activity by our subsidiaries could potentially adversely affect the value of the Buffered PLUS. One or more of our subsidiaries have carried out, and will continue to carry out, hedging activities related to the Buffered PLUS (and possibly to other instruments linked to the underlying index or its component stocks), including trading in the stocks that constitute the underlying index as well as in other instruments related to the underlying index. Some of our subsidiaries also trade the stocks that constitute the underlying index and other financial instruments related to the underlying index on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date could have potentially increased the initial index value and, therefore, could have increased the value at which the underlying index must close before an investor receives a payment at maturity that exceeds the stated principal amount of the Buffered PLUS. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the Buffered PLUS, including on the valuation date, could adversely affect the value of the underlying index on the valuation date and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity.

§ The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS are uncertain. Please read the discussion under “Fact Sheet ― General Information ― Tax considerations” in this document and the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS (together the “Tax Disclosure Sections”) concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS . If the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) were successful in asserting an alternative treatment, the timing and character of income on the Buffered PLUS might differ significantly from the tax treatment described in the Tax Disclosure Sections. For example, under one treatment, U.S. Holders could be required to accrue original issue discount on the Buffered PLUS every year at a “comparable yield” determined at the time of issuance and recognize all income and gain in respect of the Buffered PLUS as ordinary income. The risk that buffered securities would be recharacterized, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as debt instruments giving rise to ordinary income, rather than as an open transaction, is higher than with other non-principal protected equity-linked securities. The issuer does not plan to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the tax treatment of the Buffered PLUS , and the IRS or a court may not agree with the tax treatment described in the Tax Disclosure Sections. On December 7, 2007, the Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments, such as the Buffered PLUS. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments

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should be subject to any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income that is subject to an interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS, possibly with retroactive effect. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS, including possible alternative treatments, the issues presented by this notice and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.

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Information about the S&P 500 ® Index

The S&P 500 ® Index. The S&P 500 ® Index, which is calculated, maintained and published by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) consists of 500 component stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. The calculation of the S&P 500 ® Index is based on the relative value of the float adjusted aggregate market capitalization of the 500 component companies as of a particular time as compared to the aggregate average market capitalization of the 500 similar companies during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943. For additional information about the S&P 500 ® Index, see the information set forth under “Annex A––Underlying Indices and Underlying Index Publishers Information—S&P 500 ® Index” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS.

License Agreement between S&P and Morgan Stanley. “Standard & Poor’s ® ,” “S&P ® ,” “S&P 500 ® ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Morgan Stanley. See “Annex A––Underlying Indices and Underlying Index Publishers Information—S&P 500 ® Index—License Agreement between S&P and Morgan Stanley” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for PLUS.

Historical Information

S&P 500 ® Index High Low Period End

2006 — First Quarter 1,307.25 1,254.78 1,294.83
Second Quarter 1,325.76 1,223.69 1,270.20
Third Quarter 1,339.15 1,234.49 1,335.85
Fourth Quarter 1,427.09 1,331.32 1,418.30
2007
First Quarter 1,459.68 1,374.12 1,420.86
Second Quarter 1,539.18 1,424.55 1,503.35
Third Quarter 1,553.08 1,406.70 1,526.75
Fourth Quarter 1,565.15 1,407.22 1,468.36
2008
First Quarter 1,447.16 1,273.37 1,322.70
Second Quarter 1,426.63 1,278.38 1,280.00
Third Quarter 1,305.32 1,106.39 1,166.36
Fourth Quarter 1,161.06 752.44 903.25
2009
First Quarter 934.70 676.53 797.87
Second Quarter 946.21 811.08 919.32
Third Quarter 1,071.66 879.13 1,057.08
Fourth Quarter 1,127.78 1,025.21 1,115.10
2010
First Quarter 1,174.17 1,056.74 1,169.43
Second Quarter 1,217.28 1,030.71 1,030.71
Third Quarter 1,148.67 1,022.58 1,141.20
Fourth Quarter 1,259.78 1,137.03 1,257.64
2011
First Quarter (through January 28, 2011) 1,299.54 1,257.64 1,276.34

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Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the S&P 500 ® Index due February 2, 2016

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The following table sets forth the published high and low closing values, as well as end-of-quarter closing values, of the underlying index for each quarter in the period from January 1, 2006 through January 28, 2011. The related graph sets forth the daily closing values of the underlying index for the same period. The closing value of the underlying index on January 28, 2011 was 1,276.34. We obtained the information in the table below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The historical values of the underlying index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the level of the underlying index on the valuation date.

Underlying Index Historical Performance – Daily Closing Values From January 1, 2006 to January 28, 2011

Where You Can Find More Information

Morgan Stanley has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement for PLUS) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this pricing supplement relates. You should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement for PLUS and any other documents relating to this offering that Morgan Stanley has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Morgan Stanley and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at . www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Morgan Stanley will arrange to send you the prospectus and the prospectus supplement for PLUS if you so request by calling toll-free 800-584-6837.

You may access these documents on the SEC web site at . www.sec.gov as follows:

EFPlaceholder Prospectus Supplement for PLUS dated December 22, 2009

EFPlaceholder Prospectus dated December 23, 2008

Terms used in this pricing supplement are defined in the prospectus supplement for PLUS or in the prospectus. As used in this pricing supplement, the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley.

“Performance Leveraged Upside Securities SM ” and “PLUS SM ” are our service marks.

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