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MORGAN STANLEY Capital/Financing Update 2018

May 9, 2018

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Capital/Financing Update

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities Offered Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Amount of Registration Fee
Performance Leveraged Upside Securities due 2022 $5,857,000 $729.20

May 2018

Pricing Supplement No. 575 Registration Statement Nos. 333-221595; 333-221595-01 Dated May 7, 2018 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Morgan Stanley Finance LLC

STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS

Opportunities in U.S. Equities

Dual Directional Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the Worst Performing of the S&P 500 ® Index and the Russell 2000 ® Index due May 12, 2022

Buffered Performance Leveraged Upside Securities SM with Downside Factor

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley

Principal at Risk Securities

The Dual Directional Buffered PLUS, or “Buffered PLUS,” are unsecured obligations of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (“MSFL”) and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Morgan Stanley. The Buffered PLUS will pay no interest, do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity and have the terms described in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS, index supplement and prospectus, as supplemented or modified by this document. The payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS will be based on the value of the worst performing of the S&P 500 ® Index and the Russell 2000 ® Index. At maturity, if the final index value of each underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus moderately leveraged upside performance of the worst performing underlying index. If the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value, but the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value, meaning that neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus a positive return equal to 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing underlying index, which will be inherently limited to a maximum return of 7.50%. However, if the final index value of either underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value, meaning that either underlying index has decreased from its respective initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%, the absolute return feature will no longer be available and instead investors will lose 2.00% of their investment for every 1% decline in the worst performing underlying index beyond the specified buffer amount. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS. Accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the Buffered PLUS . Because the payment at maturity of the Buffered PLUS is based on the worst performing of the underlying indices, a decline in either underlying index beyond the buffer amount will result in a loss of some or all of your investment even if the other underlying index has appreciated or has not declined as much. The Buffered PLUS are for investors who seek an equity index-based return and who are willing to risk their principal, risk exposure to the worst performing of two underlying indices and forgo current income in exchange for the moderate leverage, buffer and absolute return features that in each case apply to a limited range of performance of the worst performing underlying index. The Buffered PLUS are notes issued as part of MSFL’s Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program.

The Buffered PLUS differ from the PLUS described in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS in that the Buffered PLUS offer the potential for a positive return at maturity if the worst performing underlying index depreciates by no more than 50%.

All payments are subject to our credit risk. If we default on our obligations, you could lose some or all of your investment. These Buffered PLUS are not secured obligations and you will not have any security interest in, or otherwise have any access to, any underlying reference asset or assets.

FINAL TERMS — Issuer: Morgan Stanley Finance LLC
Guarantor: Morgan Stanley
Maturity date: May 12, 2022
Underlying indices: S&P 500 ® Index (the “SPX Index”) and the RTY 2000 ® Index (the “RTY Index”)
Aggregate principal amount: $5,857,000
Payment at maturity: If the final index value of each underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value,
$1,000 + ($1,000 × leverage factor × index percent change of the worst performing underlying index)
If the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value, meaning that neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%,
$1,000 + ($1,000 × absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index × 0.15)
If the final index value of either underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value, meaning that either underlying index has decreased from its respective initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%,
$1,000 + [$1,000 × (index percent change of the worst performing underlying index + buffer amount) × downside factor]
Under these circumstances, the payment at maturity will be less than the stated principal amount of $1,000 and could be zero .
Index percent change: With respect to each underlying index, (final index value – initial index value) / initial index value
Worst performing underlying index: The underlying index with the lesser index percent change
Absolute index return: The absolute value of the index percent change. You will receive a positive return on the securities based on the absolute value of the percentage decline in the worst performing underlying index if the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but only if neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%. However, such a positive return will equal only 15% of the absolute value of the percentage decline in the worst performing underlying index. Therefore, while a -5% index percent change will result in a +5% absolute index return, it would result in only a +0.75% positive return on the securities.
Initial index value: With respect to the SPX Index, 2,672.63, which is the index closing
value of such index on the pricing date With respect to the RTY Index, 1,578.948, which is the
index closing value of such index on the pricing date
Final index value: With respect to each underlying index, the index closing value of such index on the valuation date
Valuation date: May 9, 2022, subject to adjustment for non-index business days and certain market disruption events
Minimum payment at maturity: None. You may lose your entire initial investment in the Buffered PLUS.
Leverage factor: 105%
Buffer amount: 50%. As a result of the buffer amount of 50%, the value at or
above which each underlying index must close on the valuation date so that investors do not suffer a loss on their initial investment
in the Buffered PLUS is as follows: With respect to the SPX Index, 1,336.315, which is 50% of its
initial index value With respect to the RTY Index, 789.474, which is 50%
of its initial index value
Downside factor: 2.00
Stated principal amount: $1,000 per Buffered PLUS
Issue price: $1,000 per Buffered PLUS
Pricing date: May 7, 2018
Original issue date: May 17, 2018 (8 business days after the pricing date)
CUSIP / ISIN: 61768CZ83 / US61768CZ837
Listing: The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange.
Agent: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS & Co.”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL. See “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest.”
Estimated value on the pricing date: $976.60 per Buffered PLUS. See “Investment Summary” on page 2.
Commissions and issue price: Price to public Agent’s commissions (1) Proceeds to us (2)
Per Buffered PLUS $1,000 $2.50 $997.50
Total $5,857,000 $14,642.50 $5,842,357.50

(1) Selected dealers and their financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, MS & Co., a fixed sales commission of $2.50 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 product supplement.

(2) See “Use of proceeds and hedging” on page 16.

The Buffered PLUS involve risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.

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

The Buffered PLUS 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.

You should read this document together with the related product supplement, index supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. Please also see “Additional Information About the Buffered PLUS” at the end of this document.

As used in this document, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Morgan Stanley or MSFL, or Morgan Stanley and MSFL collectively, as the context requires.

Product Supplement for PLUS dated November 16, 2017 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2017 Prospectus dated November 16, 2017

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Principal at Risk Securities

Investment Summary

Buffered Performance Leveraged Upside Securities

Principal at Risk Securities

The Dual Directional Buffered PLUS Based on the Value of the Worst Performing of the S&P 500 ® Index and the Russell 2000 ® Index due May 12, 2022 (the “Buffered PLUS”) can be used:

§ To gain exposure to the worst performing of two U.S. equity indices

§ To potentially moderately outperform the worst performing of the S&P 500 ® Index and the Russell 2000 ® Index by taking advantage of the leverage factor, with no limitation on the appreciation potential

§ To obtain a positive return equal to 15% of the absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index for a limited range of negative performance of the worst performing underlying index

If the final index value of either underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value, investors will be negatively exposed on a leveraged basis to the decline in the worst performing underlying index beyond the buffer amount and will lose some or all of their investment.

Maturity: Approximately 4 years
Leverage factor: 105%
Minimum payment at maturity: None. You may lose your entire initial investment in the Buffered PLUS.
Buffer amount: 50%
Downside factor: 2.00
Coupon: None
Listing: The Buffered PLUS will not be listed on any securities exchange

The original issue price of each Buffered PLUS is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the Buffered PLUS on the pricing date is less than $1,000. We estimate that the value of each Buffered PLUS on the pricing date is $976.60.

What goes into the estimated value on the pricing date?

In valuing the Buffered PLUS on the pricing date, we take into account that the Buffered PLUS comprise both a debt component and a performance-based component linked to the underlying indices. The estimated value of the Buffered PLUS is determined using our own pricing and valuation models, market inputs and assumptions relating to the underlying indices, instruments based on the underlying indices, volatility and other factors including current and expected interest rates, as well as an interest rate related to our secondary market credit spread, which is the implied interest rate at which our conventional fixed rate debt trades in the secondary market.

What determines the economic terms of the Buffered PLUS?

In determining the economic terms of the Buffered PLUS, including the leverage factor, the buffer amount and the downside factor, we use an internal funding rate, which is likely to be lower than our secondary market credit spreads and therefore advantageous to us. If the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging costs borne by you were lower or if the internal funding rate were higher, one or more of the economic terms of the Buffered PLUS would be more favorable to you.

What is the relationship between the estimated value on the pricing date and the secondary market price of the Buffered PLUS?

The price at which MS & Co. purchases the Buffered PLUS in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlying indices, may vary from, and be lower than, the estimated value on the pricing date, because the secondary market price takes into account our secondary market credit spread as well as the bid-offer spread that MS & Co. would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type and other factors. However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the Buffered PLUS in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlying indices, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value. We expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.

MS & Co. may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the Buffered PLUS, and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time.

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Key Investment Rationale

The Buffered PLUS offer the potential for a positive return at maturity equal to 15% of the absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index for a limited range of percentage changes of the worst performing underlying index. At maturity, if the final index value of each underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus moderately leveraged upside performance of the worst performing underlying index. If the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value, investors will receive the stated principal amount of their investment plus a positive return equal to 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing underlying index. However, if the final index value of either underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value, the absolute return feature will no longer be available and instead investors will lose 2.00% for every 1% decline in the worst performing underlying index beyond the specified buffer amount. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS. Accordingly, you could lose your entire initial investment in the Buffered PLUS.

Moderately Leveraged Performance The Buffered PLUS offer investors an opportunity to receive 105% of the positive return of the worst performing of the underlying indices if both underlying indices have appreciated in value, or a positive return equal to 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing of the underlying indices if one or both underlying indices have declined but neither underlying index has declined by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%.
Absolute Return Feature The Buffered PLUS enable investors to obtain a positive return equal to 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing of the underlying indices if the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value.
Upside Scenario if Both Underlying Indices Appreciate Both underlying indices increase in value, and, at maturity, the Buffered PLUS redeem for the stated principal amount of $1,000 plus 105% of the index percent change of the worst performing underlying index.
Absolute Return Scenario The final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but the final index value of each underlying index is greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value. In this case, you receive a 0.15% positive return on the Buffered PLUS for each 1% negative return on the worst performing underlying index. For example, if the final index value of the worst performing underlying index is 10% less than its respective initial index value, the Buffered PLUS will provide a total positive return of 1.5% at maturity. The maximum return you may receive in this scenario is a positive return of 7.50% at maturity.
Downside Scenario The final index value of either underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value. In this case, the Buffered PLUS redeem for less than the stated principal amount by an amount proportionate to the percentage decrease of the worst performing underlying index over the term of the Buffered PLUS beyond the buffer amount of 50% times the downside factor of 2.00%. For example, if the final index value of the worst performing underlying index is 70% less than its initial index value, the Buffered PLUS will be redeemed at maturity for a loss of 40% of principal at $600, or 60% of the stated principal amount. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS, and you could lose your entire investment.

Because the payment at maturity of the Buffered PLUS is based on the worst performing of the underlying indices, a decline in either underlying index to less than 50% of its respective initial index value will result in a loss of some or all of your investment, even if the other underlying index has appreciated or has not declined as much.

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Hypothetical Examples

The following hypothetical examples illustrate how to calculate the payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only. The actual initial index value for each underlying index is set forth on the cover of this document. Any payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS is subject to our credit risk. The below examples are based on the following terms:

Stated principal amount: $1,000 per Buffered PLUS
Leverage factor: 105%
Hypothetical initial index value: With respect to the SPX Index: 2,000 With respect to the RTY Index: 1,100
Buffer amount: 50%
Downside factor: 2.00

EXAMPLE 1: The final index value of each underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value.

Final index value SPX Index: 2,200
RTY Index: 1,540
Index percent change SPX Index: (2,200 – 2,000) / 2,000 = 10% RTY Index: (1,540 – 1,100) / 1,100 = 40%
Payment at maturity = $1,000 + ($1,000 × leverage factor × index percent change of the worst performing underlying index)
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 105% × 10%)
= $1,105

In example 1, the final index values of both the SPX Index and RTY Index are greater than their initial index values. The SPX Index has appreciated by 10% while the RTY Index has appreciated by 40%. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount plus 105% of the appreciation of the worst performing underlying index, which is the SPX Index in this example. Investors receive $1,105 per Buffered PLUS at maturity.

EXAMPLE 2: The final index value of one underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value while the final index value of the other underlying index is less than its respective initial index value, but neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%.

Final index value SPX Index: 2,800
RTY Index: 935
Index percent change SPX Index: (2,800 – 2,000) / 2,000 = 40% RTY Index: (935 – 1,100) / 1,100 = -15%
Payment at maturity = $1,000 + ($1,000 × absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index × 0.15)
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 15% × 0.15)
= $1,022.50

In example 2, the final index value of the SPX Index is greater than its respective initial index value, while the final index value of the RTY Index is less than its respective initial index value. The SPX Index has appreciated by 40%, while the RTY index has declined by 15%, but neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount plus 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing underlying index, which is the RTY Index in this example. Investors receive $1,022.50 per Buffered PLUS at maturity.

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In this example, investors receive a positive return reflecting 15% of the absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index even though one of the underlying indices has declined in value by 15%, due to the absolute return feature of the Buffered PLUS and because neither underlying index has declined to below 50% of its initial index value.

EXAMPLE 3: The final index value of one underlying index is greater than its respective initial index value while the final index value of the other underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value.

Final index value SPX Index: 2,200
RTY Index: 330
Index percent change SPX Index: (2,200 – 2,000) / 2,000 = 10% RTY Index: (330 – 1,100) / 1,100 = -70%
Payment at maturity = $1,000 + [$1,000 × (index percent change of the worst performing underlying index + buffer amount) × downside factor]
= $1,000 + [$1,000 × (-70% + 50%) × 2.00]
= $600

In example 3, the final index value of the SPX Index is greater than its respective initial index value, while the final index value of the RTY Index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value. While the SPX Index has appreciated by 10%, the RTY index has declined by 70%. Therefore, investors are exposed on a leveraged basis to the negative performance of the RTY Index, which is the worst performing underlying index in this example, beyond the buffer amount of 50%, and receive a payment at maturity of $600 per Buffered PLUS. In this example, investors lose the benefit of the absolute return feature and are exposed on a leveraged basis to the negative performance of the worst performing underlying index beyond the buffer amount even though the other underlying index has appreciated in value by 10%, because the final index value of each index is not greater than or equal to 50% of its respective initial index value.

EXAMPLE 4 : The final index value of each underlying index is less than its respective initial index value, but neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%.

Final index value SPX Index: 1,700
RTY Index: 880
Index percent change SPX Index: (1,700 – 2,000) / 2,000 = -15% RTY Index: (880 – 1,100) / 1,100 = -20%
Payment at maturity = $1,000 + ($1,000 × absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index × 0.15)
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 20% × 0.15)
= $1,030

In example 4, the final index value of each underlying index is less than its respective initial index value, but neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%. The SPX index has declined by 15% while the RTY Index has declined by 20%. Therefore, investors receive at maturity the stated principal amount plus 15% of the absolute value of the performance of the worst performing underlying index, which is the RTY Index in this example. Investors receive $1,030 per Buffered PLUS at maturity.

EXAMPLE 5 : The final index value of each underlying index is less than 50% of its respective initial index value.

Final index value SPX Index: 600
RTY Index: 440
Index percent change SPX Index: (600 – 2,000) / 2,000 = -70% RTY Index: (440 – 1,100) / 1,100 = -60%

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Payment at maturity $1,000 + [$1,000 × (index percent change of the worst performing underlying index + buffer amount) × downside factor]
= $1,000 + [$1,000 × (-70% + 50%) × 2.00]
= $600

In example 5, the final index values of both the SPX Index and the RTY Index are less than their respective initial index values by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%. The SPX index has declined by 70% while the RTY Index has declined by 60%. Therefore, investors are exposed on a leveraged basis to the negative performance of the SPX Index, which is the worst performing underlying index in this example, beyond the buffer amount of 50%, and receive a payment at maturity of $600 per Buffered PLUS.

Because the payment at maturity of the Buffered PLUS is based on the worst performing of the underlying indices, a decline in either underlying index by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50% will result in a loss of some or all of your investment, even if the other underlying index has appreciated or has not declined as much.

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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 product supplement for PLUS, index supplement 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.

§ The Buffered PLUS do not pay interest or guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount. The terms of the Buffered PLUS differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the Buffered PLUS do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity. If the final index value of either underlying index has declined by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50% from its initial index value, the absolute return feature will no longer be available and you will instead 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 worst performing underlying index below 50% of its initial index value times the downside factor of 2.00. As there is no minimum payment at maturity on the Buffered PLUS, you could lose your entire initial investment.

§ The absolute return feature provides only reduced upside returns based on the absolute index return of the worst performing underlying index. You will receive a positive return on the securities based on the absolute value of the percentage decline in the worst performing underlying index if the final index value of either underlying index is less than or equal to its respective initial index value but only if neither underlying index has decreased from its initial index value by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50%. However, such a positive return will equal only 15% of the absolute value of the percentage decline in the worst performing underlying index, and such a positive return will therefore be inherently limited to a maximum return of 7.50%. Therefore, while a -5% index percent change will result in a +5% absolute index return, it would result in only a +0.75% positive return on the securities. If the final index value of either underlying index has declined by an amount greater than the buffer amount of 50% from its initial index value, the absolute return feature will no longer be available and you will instead lose some or all of your investment.

§ You are exposed to the price risk of both underlying indices. Your return on the Buffered PLUS it not linked to a basket consisting of both underlying indices. Rather, it will be based upon the independent performance of each underlying index. Unlike an instrument with a return linked to a basket of underlying assets, in which risk is mitigated and diversified among all the components of the basket, you will be exposed to the risks related to both underlying indices. Poor performance by either underlying index over the term of the securities will negatively affect your return and will not be offset or mitigated by any positive performance by the other underlying index. If either underlying index declines to below 50% of its respective initial index value as of the valuation date, you will lose some or all of your investment, even if the other underlying index has appreciated or has not declined as much. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the price risk of both underlying indices.

§ Because the Buffered PLUS are linked to the performance of the worst performing underlying index, you are exposed to greater risk of sustaining a loss on your investment than if the Buffered PLUS were linked to just one underlying index. The risk that you will suffer a loss on your investment is greater if you invest in the Buffered PLUS as opposed to substantially similar securities that are linked to the performance of just one underlying index. With two underlying indices, it is more likely that either underlying index will decline to below 50% of its initial index value as of the valuation date than if the Buffered PLUS were linked to only one underlying index. Therefore it is more likely that you will suffer a loss on your investment.

§ The market price of the Buffered PLUS 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 indices, interest and yield rates in the market, time remaining until the Buffered PLUS mature, geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events and any actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings or credit spreads. The levels of the underlying indices may be, and have recently been, volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “S&P 500 ® Index Overview” and “Russell 2000 ® Index Overview” below. 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.

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§ The Buffered PLUS are subject to our credit risk, and any actual or anticipated changes to our credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the Buffered PLUS. You are dependent on our ability to pay all amounts due on the Buffered PLUS at maturity and therefore you are subject to our credit risk. If we default 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 our creditworthiness. Any actual or anticipated decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the Buffered PLUS.

§ As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations and will have no independent assets. As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of its securities and will have no independent assets available for distributions to holders of MSFL securities if they make claims in respect of such securities in a bankruptcy, resolution or similar proceeding. Accordingly, any recoveries by such holders will be limited to those available under the related guarantee by Morgan Stanley and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Morgan Stanley. Holders will have recourse only to a single claim against Morgan Stanley and its assets under the guarantee. Holders of securities issued by MSFL should accordingly assume that in any such proceedings they would not have any priority over and should be treated pari passu with the claims of other unsecured, unsubordinated creditors of Morgan Stanley, including holders of Morgan Stanley-issued securities.

§ The Buffered PLUS are linked to the Russell 2000 ® Index and are subject to risks associated with small-capitalization companies. As the Russell 2000 ® Index is one of the underlying indices, and the Russell 2000 ® Index consists of stocks issued by companies with relatively small market capitalization, the Buffered PLUS are linked to the value of small-capitalization companies. These companies often have greater stock price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies and therefore the Russell 2000 ® Index may be more volatile than indices that consist of stocks issued by large-capitalization companies. Stock prices of small-capitalization companies are also more vulnerable than those of large-capitalization companies to adverse business and economic developments, and the stocks of small-capitalization companies may be thinly traded. In addition, small capitalization companies are typically less well-established and less stable financially than large-capitalization companies and may depend on a small number of key personnel, making them more vulnerable to loss of personnel. Such companies tend to have smaller revenues, less diverse product lines, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strengths than large-capitalization companies and are more susceptible to adverse developments related to their products.

§ The amount payable on the Buffered PLUS is not linked to the values of the underlying indices at any time other than the valuation date. The final index value of each underlying index will be based on the index closing value of such index on the valuation date, subject to postponement for non-index business days and certain market disruption events. Even if both underlying indices appreciate prior to the valuation date but the value of either underlying index drops by the valuation date to less than 50% of its initial index value, the payment at maturity will be less than it would have been had the payment at maturity been linked to the values of the underlying indices prior to such drop. Although the actual values of the underlying indices on the stated maturity date or at other times during the term of the Buffered PLUS may be higher than their respective final index values, the payment at maturity will be based solely on the index closing values on the valuation date.

§ Investing in the Buffered PLUS is not equivalent to investing in either underlying index. Investing in the Buffered PLUS is not equivalent to investing in either underlying index or the component stocks of either underlying index. As an investor in the Buffered PLUS, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to stocks that constitute either underlying index.

§ Adjustments to the underlying indices could adversely affect the value of the Buffered PLUS. The publisher of either underlying index may add, delete or substitute the stocks constituting such underlying index or make other methodological changes that could change the value of such underlying index. The publisher of either underlying index may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of such 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 will be permitted to consider indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates.

§ The rate we are willing to pay for securities of this type, maturity and issuance size is likely to be lower than the rate implied by our secondary market credit spreads and advantageous to us. Both the lower rate and the inclusion of

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costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS in the original issue price reduce the economic terms of the Buffered PLUS, cause the estimated value of the Buffered PLUS to be less than the original issue price and will adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the prices, if any, at which dealers, including MS & Co., may be willing to purchase the Buffered PLUS in secondary market transactions will likely be significantly lower than the original issue price, because secondary market prices will exclude the issuing, selling, structuring and hedging-related costs that are included in the original issue price and borne by you and because the secondary market prices will reflect our secondary market credit spreads and the bid-offer spread that any dealer would charge in a secondary market transaction of this type as well as other factors.

The inclusion of the costs of issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS in the original issue price and the lower rate we are willing to pay as issuer make the economic terms of the Buffered PLUS less favorable to you than they otherwise would be.

However, because the costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS are not fully deducted upon issuance, for a period of up to 6 months following the issue date, to the extent that MS & Co. may buy or sell the Buffered PLUS in the secondary market, absent changes in market conditions, including those related to the underlying indices, and to our secondary market credit spreads, it would do so based on values higher than the estimated value, and we expect that those higher values will also be reflected in your brokerage account statements.

§ The estimated value of the Buffered PLUS is determined by reference to our pricing and valuation models, which may differ from those of other dealers and is not a maximum or minimum secondary market price. These pricing and valuation models are proprietary and rely in part on subjective views of certain market inputs and certain assumptions about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. As a result, because there is no market-standard way to value these types of securities, our models may yield a higher estimated value of the Buffered PLUS than those generated by others, including other dealers in the market, if they attempted to value the Buffered PLUS. In addition, the estimated value on the pricing date does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which dealers, including MS & Co., would be willing to purchase your Buffered PLUS in the secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your Buffered PLUS at any time after the date of this document will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including our creditworthiness and changes in market conditions. See also “The market price of the Buffered PLUS will be influenced by many unpredictable factors” above.

§ 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 and, if it once chooses to make a market, may cease doing so at any time. When it does make a market, it will generally do so for transactions of routine secondary market size at prices based on its estimate of the current value of the Buffered PLUS, taking into account its bid/offer spread, our credit spreads, market volatility, the notional size of the proposed sale, the cost of unwinding any related hedging positions, the time remaining to maturity and the likelihood that it will be able to resell 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. Since other broker-dealers may not 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.

§ Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the Buffered PLUS. One or more of our affiliates and/or third-party dealers 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 indices or their component stocks), including trading in the stocks that constitute the underlying indices as well as in other instruments related to the underlying indices. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the Buffered PLUS, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the valuation date approaches. Some of our affiliates also trade the stocks that constitute the underlying indices and other financial instruments related to the underlying indices 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 increased the initial index value of either underlying index, and, therefore, could have increased the value at or above which such underlying index must close on the valuation date so that investors do not suffer a loss on their initial investment in the Buffered PLUS (depending also on the performance of the other underlying

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index). Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the Buffered PLUS, including on the valuation date, could adversely affect the closing value of either underlying index on the valuation date, and, accordingly, the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity, if any (depending also on the performance of the other underlying index).

§ The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the Buffered PLUS. As calculation agent, MS & Co. has determined the initial index values, will determine the final index values, including whether any underlying index has decreased to below 50% of its respective initial index value, and will calculate the amount of cash you receive at maturity, if any. Moreover, certain determinations made by MS & Co., in its capacity as calculation agent, may require it to exercise discretion and make subjective judgments, such as 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 market disruption event or discontinuance of an underlying index. These potentially subjective determinations may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity, if any. For further information regarding these types of determinations, see “Description of PLUS—Postponement of Valuation Date(s),” “—Alternate Exchange Calculation in case of an Event of Default” and “—Calculation Agent and Calculations” and related definitions in the accompanying product supplement. In addition, MS & Co. has determined the estimated value of the Buffered PLUS on the pricing date.

§ The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS are uncertain. Please read the discussion under “Additional provisions—Tax considerations” in this document and the discussion under “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product 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 possible treatment, the IRS could seek to recharacterize the Buffered PLUS as debt instruments. In that event, U.S. Holders would be required to accrue into income 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. Additionally, as discussed under “United States Federal Taxation—FATCA” in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS, the withholding rules commonly referred to as “FATCA” would apply to the Buffered PLUS if they were recharacterized as debt instruments. The risk that financial instruments providing for buffers, triggers or similar downside protection features, such as the Buffered PLUS, would be recharacterized as debt is greater than the risk of recharacterization for comparable financial instruments that do not have such features. We do 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.

In 2007, the U.S. 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. 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” rule, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose 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 non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.

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S&P 500 ® Index Overview

The S&P 500 ® Index, which is calculated, maintained and published by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P”), consists of stocks of 500 component companies 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 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 “S&P 500 ® Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

Information as of market close on May 7, 2018:

Bloomberg Ticker Symbol: SPX
Current Index Value: 2,672.63
52 Weeks Ago: 2,399.38
52 Week High (on 1/26/2018): 2,872.87
52 Week Low (on 5/17/2017): 2,357.03

The following graph sets forth the daily closing values of the SPX Index for the period from January 1, 2013 through May 7, 2018. The related table sets forth the published high and low closing values, as well as end-of-quarter closing values, of the SPX Index for each quarter in the same period. The closing value of the SPX Index on May 7, 2018 was 2,672.63. We obtained the information in the table and graph below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The SPX index has at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical values of the SPX index as an indication of its future performance.

SPX Index Daily Closing Values January 1, 2013 to May 7, 2018

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S&P 500 ® Index High Low Period End
2013
First Quarter 1,569.19 1,457.15 1,569.19
Second Quarter 1,669.16 1,541.61 1,606.28
Third Quarter 1,725.52 1,614.08 1,681.55
Fourth Quarter 1,848.36 1,655.45 1,848.36
2014
First Quarter 1,878.04 1,741.89 1,872.34
Second Quarter 1,962.87 1,815.69 1,960.23
Third Quarter 2,011.36 1,909.57 1,972.29
Fourth Quarter 2,090.57 1,862.49 2,058.90
2015
First Quarter 2,117.39 1,992.67 2,067.89
Second Quarter 2,130.82 2,057.64 2,063.11
Third Quarter 2,128.28 1,867.61 1,920.03
Fourth Quarter 2,109.79 1,923.82 2,043.94
2016
First Quarter 2,063.95 1,829.08 2,059.74
Second Quarter 2,119.12 2,000.54 2,098.86
Third Quarter 2,190.15 2,088.55 2,168.27
Fourth Quarter 2,271.72 2,085.18 2,238.83
2017
First Quarter 2,395.96 2,257.83 2,362.72
Second Quarter 2,453.46 2,328.95 2,423.41
Third Quarter 2,519.36 2,409.75 2,519.36
Fourth Quarter 2,690.16 2,529.12 2,673.61
2018
First Quarter 2,872.87 2,581.00 2,640.87
Second Quarter (through May 7, 2018) 2,708.64 2,581.88 2,672.63

“Standard & Poor’s ® ,” “S&P ® ,” “S&P 500 ® ,” “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of Standard and Poor’s Financial Services LLC. For more information, see “S&P 500 ® Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

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Russell 2000 ® Index Overview

The Russell 2000 ® Index is an index calculated, published and disseminated by FTSE Russell, and measures the composite price performance of stocks of 2,000 companies incorporated in the U.S. and its territories. All 2,000 stocks are traded on a major U.S. exchange and are the 2,000 smallest securities that form the Russell 3000 ® Index. The Russell 3000 ® Index is composed of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies as determined by market capitalization and represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market. The Russell 2000 ® Index consists of the smallest 2,000 companies included in the Russell 3000 ® Index and represents a small portion of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 ® Index. The Russell 2000 ® Index is designed to track the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. For additional information about the Russell 2000 ® Index, see the information set forth under “Russell 2000 ® Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

Information as of market close on May 7, 2018:

Bloomberg Ticker Symbol: RTY
Current Index Value: 1,578.948
52 Weeks Ago: 1,391.639
52 Week High (on 1/23/2018): 1,610.706
52 Week Low (on 5/17/2017): 1,355.889

The following graph sets forth the daily closing values of the RTY index for the period from January 1, 2013 through May 7, 2018. The related table sets forth the published high and low closing values, as well as end-of-quarter closing values, of the RTY index for each quarter in the same period. The closing value of the RTY Index on May 7, 2018 was 1,578.948. We obtained the information in the table below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The RTY index has at times experienced periods of high volatility, and you should not take the historical values of the RTY index as an indication of its future performance.

RTY Index Daily Closing Values January 1, 2013 to May 7, 2018

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Russell 2000 ® Index High Low Period End
2013
First Quarter 953.068 872.605 951.542
Second Quarter 999.985 901.513 977.475
Third Quarter 1,078.409 989.535 1,073.786
Fourth Quarter 1,163.637 1,043.459 1,163.637
2014
First Quarter 1,208.651 1,093.594 1,173.038
Second Quarter 1,192.964 1,095.986 1,192.964
Third Quarter 1,208.150 1,101.676 1,101.676
Fourth Quarter 1,219.109 1,049.303 1,204.696
2015
First Quarter 1,266.373 1,154.709 1,252.772
Second Quarter 1,295.799 1,215.417 1,253.947
Third Quarter 1,273.328 1,083.907 1,100.688
Fourth Quarter 1,204.159 1,097.552 1,135.889
2016
First Quarter 1,114.028 953.715 1,114.028
Second Quarter 1,188.954 1,089.646 1,151.923
Third Quarter 1,263.438 1,139.453 1,251.646
Fourth Quarter 1,388.073 1,156.885 1,357.130
2017
First Quarter 1,413.635 1,345.598 1,385.920
Second Quarter 1,425.985 1,345.244 1,415.359
Third Quarter 1,490.861 1,356.905 1,490.861
Fourth Quarter 1,548.926 1,464.095 1,535.511
2018
First Quarter 1,610.706 1,463.793 1,529.427
Second Quarter (through May 7, 2018) 1,583.562 1,492.531 1,578.948

The “Russell 2000 ® Index” is a trademark of FTSE Russell. For more information, see “Russell 2000 ® Index” in the accompanying index supplement.

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Additional Information About the Buffered PLUS

Please read this information in conjunction with the summary terms on the front cover of this document.

Additional Provisions:
Underlying index publishers: With respect to the SPX Index, S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC With respect to the RTY Index, FTSE Russell
Denominations: $1,000 per Buffered PLUS and integral multiples thereof
Postponement of maturity date: If the scheduled valuation date is not an index business day with respect to either underlying index or if a market disruption event occurs with respect to either underlying index on that day so that the valuation date is postponed and 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 the latest valuation date as postponed with respect to either underlying index.
Minimum ticketing size: $1,000 / 1 Buffered PLUS
Tax considerations: There is uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS due to the lack of governing authority. We intend to treat a Buffered PLUS as a single financial contract that is an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, this treatment of the Buffered PLUS is reasonable under current law; however, our counsel has advised us that it is unable to conclude affirmatively that this treatment is more likely than not to be upheld, and that alternative treatments are possible.
Assuming this treatment of the Buffered PLUS is respected and subject to the discussion in “United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product 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 settlement, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange.
§ Upon sale, exchange or settlement of the Buffered PLUS, 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, and short-term capital gain or loss otherwise.
Due
to the buffer feature, there is a substantial risk that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) could seek to recharacterize
the Buffered PLUS as debt instruments. In that event, U.S. Holders would be required to accrue into income 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. In
addition, in 2007, the U.S. 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. 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” rule,

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very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose 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. As
discussed in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS, Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”) generally impose a 30% (or a lower applicable treaty
rate) withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid or deemed paid to Non-U.S. Holders with respect to certain financial instruments
linked to U.S. equities or indices that include U.S. equities (each, an “Underlying Security”). Subject to certain
exceptions, Section 871(m) generally applies to securities that substantially replicate the economic performance of one or more
Underlying Securities, as determined based on tests set forth in the applicable Treasury regulations (a “Specified Security”).
However, pursuant to an IRS notice, Section 871(m) will not apply to securities issued before January 1, 2019 that do not have
a delta of one with respect to any Underlying Security. Based on our determination that the Buffered PLUS do not have a delta
of one with respect to any Underlying Security, our counsel is of the opinion that the Buffered PLUS should not be Specified Securities
and, therefore, should not be subject to Section 871(m). Our
determination is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this determination. Section 871(m) is complex and its application
may depend on your particular circumstances, including whether you enter into other transactions with respect to an Underlying
Security. If withholding is required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to the amounts so withheld.
You should consult your tax adviser regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) to the Buffered PLUS. 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 product 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 non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction. The
discussion in the preceding paragraphs under “Tax considerations” and the discussion contained in the section entitled
“United States Federal Taxation” in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS, insofar as they purport to describe
provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute the full opinion of Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Buffered PLUS. |
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| Calculation agent: | MS & Co. |
| Use of proceeds and hedging: | The proceeds from the sale of the Buffered PLUS will be used
by us for general corporate purposes. We will receive, in aggregate, $1,000 per Buffered PLUS issued, because, when we enter into
hedging transactions in order to meet our obligations under the Buffered PLUS, our hedging counterparty will reimburse the cost
of the agent’s commissions. The costs of the Buffered PLUS borne by you and described beginning on page 2 above comprise
the agent’s commissions and the cost of issuing, structuring and hedging the Buffered PLUS. On or prior to the pricing date, we hedged our anticipated
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the Buffered PLUS by entering into hedging transactions with our affiliates and/or third-party dealers. We expect our hedging counterparties to have taken positions in stocks of the underlying indices and futures and/or options contracts on the underlying indices and any component stocks of the underlying indices listed on major securities markets. Such purchase activity could have increased the value of either underlying index on the pricing date, and therefore could have increased the value at or above which such underlying index must close on the valuation date so that investors do not suffer a loss on their initial investment in the Buffered PLUS (depending also on the performance of the other underlying index). In addition, through our affiliates, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the term of the Buffered PLUS, including on the valuation date, by purchasing and selling the stocks constituting the underlying indices, futures or options contracts on the underlying indices or its component stocks listed on major securities markets or positions in any other available securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging activities. As a result, these entities may be unwinding or adjusting hedge positions during the term of the Buffered PLUS, and the hedging strategy may involve greater and more frequent dynamic adjustments to the hedge as the valuation date approaches. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the value of either underlying index, and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the Buffered PLUS or the payment you will receive at maturity, if any (depending also on the performance of the other underlying index). For further information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying product supplement for PLUS.
Benefit plan investor considerations: Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit plan subject to Title I of 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 affiliates, including MS &
Co., may each 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 many individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (such accounts and plans, together with other plans, accounts and arrangements
subject to Section 4975 of the Code, 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 those 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

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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 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 of these Buffered PLUS will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or violate 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. The Buffered PLUS are contractual financial instruments. The financial exposure provided by the Buffered PLUS is not a substitute or proxy for, and is not intended as a substitute or proxy for, individualized investment management or advice for the benefit of any purchaser or holder of the Buffered PLUS. The Buffered PLUS have not been designed and will not be administered in a manner intended to reflect the individualized needs and objectives of any purchaser or holder of the Buffered PLUS. Each purchaser or holder of any Buffered PLUS acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchaser or holder or its fiduciary has made and shall make all investment decisions for the purchaser or holder and the purchaser or holder has not relied and shall not rely in any way upon us or our affiliates to act as a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder with respect to (A) the design and terms of the Buffered PLUS, (B) the purchaser or holder’s investment in the Buffered PLUS, or (C) the exercise of or failure to exercise any rights we have under or with respect to the Buffered PLUS; (ii) we and our affiliates have acted and will act solely for our own account in

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| | connection
with (A) all transactions relating to the Buffered PLUS and (B) all hedging transactions in connection with our obligations under
the Buffered PLUS; (iii) any
and all assets and positions relating to hedging transactions by us or our affiliates are assets and positions of those entities
and are not assets and positions held for the benefit of the purchaser or holder; (iv) our
interests are adverse to the interests of the purchaser or holder; and (v) neither
we nor any of our affiliates is a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder in connection with any such assets, positions
or transactions, and any information that we or any of our affiliates may provide is not intended to be impartial investment advice. 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. In this regard, neither this discussion nor anything provided in this document is or is intended to be
investment advice directed at any potential Plan purchaser or at Plan purchasers generally and such purchasers of the Buffered
PLUS should consult and rely on their own counsel and advisers as to whether an investment in the Buffered PLUS is suitable. 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 Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley Wealth Management 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. |
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| Additional considerations: | Client accounts over which Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management 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: | Selected dealers, which may include our affiliates, and their
financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent a fixed sales commission of $2.50 for each Buffered PLUS they sell. MS & Co. is an affiliate of MSFL and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Morgan Stanley, and it and other affiliates of ours expect to make a profit by selling, structuring and, when applicable, hedging
the Buffered PLUS. MS & Co. will conduct this offering in compliance
with the requirements of FINRA Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is 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 (Conflicts of Interest)” and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying product supplement
for PLUS. |
| Validity of the Buffered PLUS: | In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special counsel to MSFL and Morgan Stanley, when the Buffered PLUS offered by this pricing supplement have been |

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executed and issued by MSFL, authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such Buffered PLUS will be valid and binding obligations of MSFL and the related guarantee will be a valid and binding obligation of Morgan Stanley, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above and (ii) any provision of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of Morgan Stanley’s obligation under the related guarantee. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture and its authentication of the Buffered PLUS and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the MSFL Senior Debt Indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated November 16, 2017, which is Exhibit 5-a to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Morgan Stanley on November 16, 2017.
Contact: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients may contact their local Morgan Stanley 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.
Where you can find more information: Morgan Stanley and MSFL have filed a registration statement (including
a prospectus, as supplemented by the product supplement for PLUS and the index supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or SEC, for the offering to which this communication relates. You should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the
product supplement for PLUS, the index supplement and any other documents relating to this offering that Morgan Stanley and MSFL
have filed with the SEC for more complete information about Morgan Stanley, MSFL 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,
MSFL, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the product supplement for PLUS, index
supplement and prospectus 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: Product Supplement for PLUS dated November 16, 2017 Index Supplement dated November 16, 2017 Prospectus dated November 16, 2017 Terms used but not defined in this document are defined in the
product supplement for PLUS, in the index supplement or in the prospectus. “Performance Leveraged Upside Securities SM ”
and “PLUS SM ” are our service marks.

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