Company: EUO
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-065644
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Company: ProShares Trust II
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: 424B3
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 Incorporated (“Cboe”) VIX Index has been manipulated by one or more financial firms and algorithmic traders, and that a number of private lawsuits have been filed against the Cboe alleging the manipulation of the Cboe VIX Index. The regulators have not yet made public any determinations. On January 27, 2020, a federal judge dismissed a private lawsuit with prejudice, but on May 19, 2020, the plaintiffs filed notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the case on September 12, 2022, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decisions in favor of Cboe. Other private actions that were part of this litigation were allowed to proceed as individual actions and remain pending against Cboe. See In re Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index Manipulation Antitrust Litigation . Northern District of Illinois. No. 18-04171. The Trust and the Sponsor cannot predict the outcome of these reported inquiries and private lawsuits. Any finding of manipulation of the Cboe VIX Futures Index could materially adversely affect the VIX Futures Fund’s investments and its ability to continue to implement its trading strategy and achieve its investment objectives. The level of the VIX has historically reverted to a long-term mean (i.e., average) level and any increase or decrease in the level of the VIX will likely continue to be constrained. In the past, the level of the VIX has typically reverted over the longer term to a historical mean, and its absolute level has been constrained within a band. As such, the potential upside of long or short exposure to VIX futures contracts may be limited as the performance of VIX reverts to its long-term average. In addition, any gains may be subject to significant and unexpected reversals as the VIX reverts to its long-term mean. When economic uncertainty and other market risks increase, or are expected to increase, and there is an associated increase in expected volatility, the price of VIX futures contracts will likely also increase. Similarly, when economic uncertainty recedes, or is expected to recede, and there is an associated decrease in expected volatility, the price of VIX futures contracts will likely also decrease. Historically, each of these patterns have tended to reverse. These reversals may be significant and unexpected and have a negative impact on the performance of the VIX Futures Fund. During February and March 2020, market volatility elevated