10/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/29/2026 13:12
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Morgan Stanley Finance LLC Structured Investments |
Free Writing Prospectus to Preliminary Pricing Supplement No. 19,761 Filed pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement Nos. 333-293641; 333-293641-01 October 29, 2026 |
Market Linked Notes-Upside Participation to a Cap and Principal Return at Maturity
Notes Linked to a Basket of U.S. and International Indices due November 12, 2031
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Morgan Stanley
Summary of terms
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Issuer and guarantor |
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC (issuer) and Morgan Stanley (guarantor) |
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Market measure |
A basket comprised of the following basket components and weightings: 50.00% EURO STOXX 50® Index 50.00% Nasdaq-100 Index® (the "basket") |
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Pricing date* |
November 6, 2026 |
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Original issue date* |
November 12, 2026 |
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Principal amount |
$1,000 per note |
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Maturity payment amount (per note) |
●If the ending level is greater than the starting level: $1,000 plus the lesser of: (i) [$1,000 × index return ×participation rate], and (ii) the maximum return ●If the ending level is less than or equal to the starting level: $1,000 |
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Maturity date* |
November 12, 2031 |
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Starting level |
100 |
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Component return |
The "component return" of a basket component will be equal to: ending component level - initial component level initial component level |
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Ending level |
The "ending level" will be equal to the product of (i) 100 and (ii) an amount equal to 1 plus the sum of: (A) 50% of the component return of the EURO STOXX 50® Index and (B) 50% of the component return of the Nasdaq-100 Index®. |
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Basket return |
ending level - starting level starting level |
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Initial component level |
For each basket component, its closing level on the pricing date. |
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Maximum return |
At least 67.10% of the principal amount per note ($671 per note), to be determined on the pricing date |
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Participation rate |
100% |
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Calculation day* |
November 6, 2031 |
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Calculation agent |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, an affiliate of the issuer and the guarantor |
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Denominations |
$1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 |
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Agent discount** |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will act as the agents for this offering. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will receive a commission of up to $43.70 for each note it sells. Dealers, including Wells Fargo Advisors ("WFA"), may receive a selling concession of up to $30.00 per note, and WFA may receive a distribution expense fee of $1.20 for each note sold by WFA. |
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CUSIP |
61781TPF4 |
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Tax considerations |
See preliminary pricing supplement |
The principal amount of each note is $1,000. This price includes costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes, which are borne by you, and, consequently, the estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than $1,000 per note. We estimate that the value of each note on the pricing date will be approximately $935.90, or within $35.90 of that estimate. Our estimate of the value of the notes as determined on the pricing date will be set forth in the final pricing supplement. See "Estimated Value of the Notes" in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement for further information.
This document provides a summary of the terms of the notes. Investors should carefully review the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement referenced below, product supplement, index supplement, tax supplement and prospectus, and the "Selected risk considerations" on the following page, before making a decision to invest in the notes.
Preliminary pricing supplement:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895421/000183988226053364/ms19761_424b2-36156.htm
*subject to change
**In addition, selected dealers may receive a fee of up to 0.30% for marketing and other services.
The notes have complex features and investing in the notes involves risks not associated with an investment in ordinary debt securities. See "Selected risk considerations" in this term sheet and "Risk Factors" in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, tax supplement and product supplement. All payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk.
This introductory term sheet does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision.
The notes 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.
Selected risk considerations
The risks set forth below are discussed in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, product supplement, index supplement, tax supplement and prospectus. Please review those risk factors carefully.
Risks Relating to an Investment in the Notes
●You may not receive any positive return on the notes.
●The appreciation potential of the notes is limited by the maximum return.
●The market price will be influenced by many unpredictable factors.
●The notes 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 notes.
●As a finance subsidiary, MSFL has no independent operations and will have no independent assets.
●The amount payable on the notes is not linked to the value of the basket at any time other than the calculation day.
●Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the basket components.
●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 costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring and hedging the notes in the principal amount reduce the economic terms of the notes, cause the estimated value of the notes to be less than the principal amount and will adversely affect secondary market prices.
●The estimated value of the notes 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.
●The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and secondary trading may be limited.
●The calculation agent, which is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and an affiliate of MSFL, will make determinations with respect to the notes.
●Hedging and trading activity by our affiliates could potentially adversely affect the value of the notes.
●The maturity date may be postponed if the calculation day is postponed.
●Potentially inconsistent research, opinions or recommendations by Morgan Stanley, MSFL, WFS or our or their respective affiliates.
●The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities offered by the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement are uncertain.
Risks Relating to the Basket
●Changes in the levels of the basket components may offset each other.
●There are risks associated with investments in notes linked to the value of foreign equity securities.
●Adjustments to the basket components could adversely affect the value of the notes.
●Historical levels of the basket components should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the basket components during the term of the notes.
For more information about the basket and the basket components, including historical performance information, see the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement.
Morgan Stanley and MSFL have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the applicable product supplement, the index supplement and the tax 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 applicable product supplement, the index supplement, the tax 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 applicable product supplement, index supplement, tax supplement and prospectus if you so request by calling toll-free 1-(800)-584-6837.
Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo Finance LLC and Wells Fargo & Company.
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