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DEUTSCHE BANK COMMODITY INDICES

August 2009

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Registration Statement No. 333-137902
Dated August 6, 2009; Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Deutsche Bank AG has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which
this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
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with the SEC for more complete information about Deutsche Bank AG and this
offering. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the
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dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if
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A Passion to Perform

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CONTENTS

1        Executive Summary

2        Beta Commodity Indices

3        Enhanced Beta Commodity Indices

4        Alpha Commodity Indices

5        Commodity Index Comparative Performance

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Evolution of Commodity Markets

o    Commodities have been accepted by investors as an asset class in its own
     right, suitable for absolute returns and portfolio diversification. Optimal
     use of commodities can not only enhance returns, but also reduce overall
     volatility in an investment portfolio

o    The primary way most investors have been accessing the asset class is
     through commodity indices. They provide a diversified, easy, and quick way
     to get an exposure to the asset class

o    However, commodities represent a unique asset class with some
     characteristics that need to be considered. As the market has evolved,
     Deutsche Bank has created new indices to try to capture the special
     features of the asset class

o    Deutsche Bank is a provider of non-benchmark commodity indices and provides
     a comprehensive suite of commodity index products aimed at ENHANCING BETA
     RETURNS and EXTRACTING MARKET-NEUTRAL ALPHA RETURNS in the commodity space

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Commodity Index FAQ


WHY USE COMMODITY INDICES?

-    SIMPLE ASSET ALLOCATION SOLUTION --
     Investment in a broad based commodity index provides exposure to multiple
     sectors through one convenient vehicle

-    "RULE BASED" INDEX RETURNS -- formula- driven commodity indices help to
     eliminate active manager risks such as style drift and key-man concerns
     that may be associated with investments in partnerships and managed
     accounts

-    PURE COMMODITY EXPOSURE TO ELIMINATE CORPORATE RISK -- Equity ownership
     through commodity-producing firms carries corporate performance risk /
     reward factor unrelated to the price of the commodity itself

-    GREATER LIQUIDITY -- Commodity Index based investments, such as structured
     notes, may provide greater liquidity than other investments such as
     investment partnerships or ownership of physical assets

HOW DOES A COMMODITY INDEX WORK? WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF COMMODITY INDICES?

-    COMMODITY INDICES INCLUDE DIFFERENT UNDERLYING COMMODITIES IN DIFFERENT
     PROPORTIONS. For example, the S&PGSCI is heavily weighted towards the
     energy sector

-    MOST COMMODITY INDICES ARE LONG ONLY, but there are some which allow for
     short positions. For example, the DB Commodity Harvest has both long and
     short positions for each underlying commodity

-    COMMODITY INDICES ARE MADE UP OF FUTURES CONTRACTS, and the method in which
     these contracts are bought and sold as contracts approach expiry is called
     "Rolling". Depending on the prices in the futures market, there may be
     gains and losses associated with this rolling process, known as ROLL YIELD

-    ALL COMMODITY INDICES HAVE A ROLL YIELD because they are constructed from
     futures contracts. But different Commodity Indices have different Roll
     Yields because of the mix of underlying commodities they hold and the
     different index rules for rolling futures contracts

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Evolution of Commodity Indices

o    Commodities Indices can be categorized into three broad groups: Beta,
     Enhanced Beta, and Alpha


      BETA ALLOCATION STRATEGIES           ENHANCED BETA ALLOCATION           ALPHA GENERATION STRATEGIES
            1991 - 2003                      STRATEGIES 2003 - 2007                2008 AND BEYOND

              Fixed weight, fixed                    Dynamic                 DB           Market Neutral, no
DBLCI TM      roll index             DBLCI- MR TM    sector weights          COMMODITY    exposure to
                                                                             HARVEST      spot returns
              Invests in 6                           Invests in 6            INDICES
              commodities                            commodities                          Low Volatility
                                                                                          compared to long-only
              Fixed weight, fixed                    Dynamic commodity                    commodity indices
S&P           roll index             DBLCI-MR TM     sector weights and
GSCI SM                              PLUS            dynamic allocation                   Seeks to isolate the
              Invests in 24                          between Commodities                  expected
              commodities                            and treasuries                       outperformance
                                                                                          against benchmarks
              Fixed weight, fixed                    Downside                             arising from the
DJ-UBSCI SM   roll index                             protection based on                  Optimum Yield rolling
                                                     momentum mechanism                   mechanism
              Invests in
              19 commodities         DB              Replicates benchmark    DB           Takes DB Commodity
                                     COMMODITY       commodity indices       COMMODITY    Harvest Strategy and
                                     BOOSTER         using Optimum Yield     HARVEST --    applies a Target
                                     INDICES         rolling mechanism       TARGET       Volatility overlay
                                                                             VOLATILITY   mechanism which
                                     DBLCI-OY        Direct focus on         INDICES      attempts to control
                                     SECTOR          different commodity                  volatility to meet
                                     INDICES         sectors such as                      investor risk
                                                     Energy, Precious                     preferences
                                                     Metals, Base Metals,
                                                     and Agriculture

                                                     All indices use
                                                     Optimum Yield
                                                     rolling mechanism

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Investment Vehicles

o    US Investors can get access to commodity indices through a variety of
     different investment vehicles

o    In addition to choosing the Index which offers the investment strategy the
     investor is looking for, investors should also consider the different risks
     inherent in various investment vehicles:

     -    Credit Risk: investments in notes are subject to the credit risk of
          the issuing entity

     -    Liquidity: there may be little or no secondary market for the
          investments

     -    Tracking Error to Benchmark: products may not track the underlying
          index one for one

     -    Enhanced Benchmark Exposure: not all investment vehicles offer access
          to enhanced beta or alpha commodity indices

     -    Tax Treatment: the tax treatment of an investment in the securities
          may be unclear

     -    Costs: including but not limited to entrance and exit fees and running
          fees


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                    LIQUIDITY       EXCHANGE         ISSUER      CAPITAL            COSTS                   EXPECTED TAX TREATMENT*
                                    LISTED        CREDIT RISK  PROTECTION
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MUTUAL FUND         Once daily,     No                No         None               High                    Ordinary Income or
                                                                                                            Long Term Capital Gain
                    single                                                                                  on Distributions, long
                    market maker                                                                            or short term capital
                                                                                                            gain on sale
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EXCHANGE TRADED     Intraday,       Yes               No         None               Medium                  Generates Ordinary
FUND (ETF)                                                                                                  Income and mix of Long
                                                                                                            and Short Term capital
                                                                                                            gains attributable to
                     multiple                                                                               fund holdings as per
                     market makers                                                                          K1 Statement at year
                                                                                                            end. Long or short
                                                                                                            term capital gain on
                                                                                                            sale **
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EXCHANGE TRADED     Intraday,       Yes               Yes        None               Medium                  Long Term Capital
NOTE (ETN)          multiple                                                                                Gains if held > 1yr
                    market makers
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TRACKER NOTE        Intraday,       No                Yes        None               Comparatively Low,      Long Term Capital
                    single market                                                   flexible                Gains if held > 1yr
                    maker
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STRUCTURED NOTE     Intraday,       No                Yes        Potentially,       Comparatively Low ,     Potential Long Term
                    single market                                depends on         depends on structure    Capital Gains if held
                    maker                                        structure                                  > 1yr, depends on
                                                                                                            structure
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*    Deutsche Bank does not advise on tax matters, Investors should check with
     their own advisors before entering into an investment

**   Expected Tax Treatment for ETFs assumes they are set up as partnerships for
     tax purposes, which a majority, but not all, of ETFs are

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (CONT'D)
Investment Vehicles

o    An abbreviated list of the main indices in the market and their respective
     investment vehicles

o    Please note that tracker notes / structured notes can offer different
     payoffs in order to meet investor risk profile. Terms can vary widely from
     note to note

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Index                 Mutual Fund             Exchange Traded Fund   Exchange Traded Note                   Tracker Note    Structured Note
DJ-UBS                Pimco Real Return Fund  n/a                    iPath Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index
(Former DJAIG CI)     (PCRIX (Equity))                               Total Return ETN (DJP (Equity))

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SPGSCI                Oppenheimer Commodity   iShares S&P GSCI       iPath GSCI Total Return Index ETN (GSP
                      Strategy Total Return   Commodity Indexed      (Equity))
                      Fund (QRAAX (Equity))   Trust (GSG (Equity))
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DBLCI                 n/a                     n/a                    n/a
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DBLCI-Mean Reversion  n/a                     n/a                    n/a
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DBLCI-Mean Reversion  n/a                     n/a                    n/a
Plus
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DBLCI-OY              n/a                     PowerShares DB         PowerShares DB Commodity Double Short
                                              Commodity Index        / Double Long / Short / Long ETNs
                                              Tracking Fund          (DEE, DYY, DDP,
                                              (DBC (Equity))         DPU (Equity))
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DB Commodity Booster  n/a                     n/a                    n/a
-- DJAIG
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DB Commodity Booster  n/a                     n/a                    n/a                                     Terms, Fees, Structures all tailored
-- SPGSCI                                                                                                    to meet customer needs
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DBLCI-OY              n/a                     PowerShares DB         n/a
Precious Metals                               Precious Metals Fund
                                              (DBP (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY              n/a                     PowerShares DB Base    PowerShares DB Base Metals Double
Base Metals                                   Metals Fund (DBB       Short / Double Long / Short / Long
                                              (Equity))              ETNs
                                                                     (BOM, BDD, BOS, BDG (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY Energy       n/a                     PowerShares DB Energy  n/a
                                              Fund (DBE (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY Agriculture  n/a                     PowerShares DB         PowerShares DB Agriculture Double
                                              Agriculture Fund (DBA  Short / Double Long / Short / Long
                                              (Equity))              ETNs (AGA, DAG, ADZ,
                                                                     AGF (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY Gold         n/a                     PowerShares DB Gold    PowerShares DB Agriculture Double
                                              Fund (DGL (Equity))    Short / Double Long / Short ETNs (DZZ,
                                                                     DGP, DGZ (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY Silver       n/a                     PowerShares DB Silver  n/a
                                              Fund (DBS (Equity))
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DBLCI-OY Oil          n/a                     PowerShares DB Oil     PowerShares DB Crude Oil Double Short
                                              Fund (DBO (Equity))    / Double Long / Short / Long ETNs
                                                                     (DXO, OLO, SZO, DTO (Equity))
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BETA COMMODITY INDICES

o    Investors can consider Beta Commodity Indices as the 1st generation of
     Commodity Indices

o    INDICES IN THIS CATEGORY:

     -    Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index (DBLCI) - S&P GSCI

     -    DJ-UBS Commodity Index (formerly DJ-AIG)

o    All these indices are

     -    long only

     -    fixed weights

     -    fixed Rolling methodology

INDEX SECTOR WEIGHTS

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 Energy      Precious Metals     Base Metals        Agiculture     Livestock

Source:   Deutsche Bank, S&P, Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
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ENHANCED BETA

Introduction

o    If Beta Indices are the 1st generation, then Enhanced Beta are the 2nd
     generation of Commodity Indices

o    Enhanced Beta looks at enhancing returns from long-only commodity indices
     by altering the traditional index construction rules related to underlying
     Asset Allocation (Dynamic Weights) or Futures Rolling Methodology (Dynamic
     Rolling Mechanism)

ASSET ALLOCATION BASED ON MEAN REVERSION: COMMODITIES PRICES THEORETICALLY TEND
TO MEAN REVERT BECAUSE OF INHERENT SUPPLY AND DEMAND FACTORS:

o    If the price of a given commodity goes below a given threshold, profit
     margin for producers will be squeezed and weaker players will exit the
     market. After supply has contracted, when demand eventually increases, it
     drives up the price

o    At the other end of the cycle, if the price of a given commodity becomes
     too high, consumers will substitute it (when possible) with another
     commodity or will reduce consumption. At the same time, higher profit
     margins for producers will encourage new entrants and therefore drive
     supply up, putting downward pressure on prices

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FUTURES ROLLING METHODOLOGY CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE TO A COMMODITY
INDEX'S RETURN:

o    An often overlooked source of returns for commodity investments is the Roll
     Yield, which results from buying a futures contract at a price different
     from the spot price and holding that contract until its price converges to
     that of the spot market at maturity

o    The method in which futures contracts are bought and sold can significantly
     impact the return of a commodity index
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ENHANCED BETA
Mean Reversion Methodology in Practice

o    The DBLCI-MR uses a mean reversion based trading strategy in an effort to
     extract superior returns from the commodities complex. The DBLCI-MR seeks
     to underweight relatively expensive commodities and overweight relatively
     cheap commodities

HISTORICAL COMMODITY ALLOCATION OF THE DBLCI-MEAN REVERSION SINCE 2006
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HISTORICAL COMMODITY ALLOCATION IN DBLCI-MR SINCE 1988

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Heavy investment in Corn and Wheat as agricultural commodities are the most
historically undervalued based on DB Mean Reversion mechanism. Captures the 2006
- 2007 Agriculture rally

Oil begins 2007 at $55 and ends at nearly $100, the DBLCI-MR increased its
weight of Energy during the market correction and was well positioned for the
rally

Gold prices have appreciated more than 80% from Jan-06 to May-09 . During this
period the DBLCI-MR had an average exposure to Gold of 7.51% because the MR
mechanism determined Gold to be relatively expensive compared to other
commodities

In 2008 the DBLCI-Mean Reversion increased its weight to Aluminum and reduced
its weight to Energy which was then at historical highs. While initially
Aluminum experienced a rally, in the second half of 2008 Aluminum prices fell
significantly along with the rest of the commodities complex

Note:     Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
          The Mean Reversion strategy may not always result in outperformance to
          benchmark commodity indices. As a long-only commodity index, if all
          underlying commodity prices fall, the DBLCI-Mean Reversion will also
          likely result in a negative performance

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ENHANCED BETA
DBLCI-Mean Reversion

COMMODITY ALLOCATION MECHANISM

o    Commodities do not represent a homogenous asset class. They comprise four
     distinct sectors that have unique fundamentals and follow their own
     business cycles that are generally uncorrelated with other commodity
     sectors

o    Such divergence in business cycles offers an opportunity to benefit from
     the relative expensiveness or the cheapness of respective sectors

o    DBLCI-Mean Reversion allocates weight to 6 commodities using a
     non-discretionary, rule-based formula aimed at assigning higher weight to
     cheap commodities and lower weight to expensive commodities

INDEX DETAILS

 COMPONENTS:                      6

 ROLL FREQUENCY ENERGY:           Fixed, Monthly

 ROLL FREQ. METALS:               Fixed, Yearly

 ROLL FREQ. AGRICULTURE:          Fixed, Yearly

 REBALANCING:                     Dynamic

 REBALANCING RULE:                The index overweights

                                  "cheap" commodities and
                                  underweights "expensive"
                                  commodities based on
                                  their respective 5y moving
                                  average price vs. 1y
                                  moving average price

HISTORICAL COMMODITY ALLOCATION SINCE 2003  COMMODITY ALLOCATION AS ON JUL-31-09
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Source:   Bloomberg, data as on Jul-31-09

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ENHANCED BETA
DBLCI-Mean Reversion Plus

o    THE DBLCI-MEAN REVERSION PLUS COMBINES THE DBLCI-MEAN REVERSION'S ("MR
     INDEX") APPROACH OF SEEKING TO OPTIMIZE SECTOR ALLOCATION IN COMMODITIES,
     WITH A RULE-BASED MOMENTUM STRATEGY THAT AIMS AT IMMUNIZING RETURNS FROM
     DOWNTURNS IN COMMODITY MARKETS

o    IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE DBLCI-MR PLUS USES A DYNAMIC
     ALLOCATION STRATEGY BASED ON THE MR INDEX

     -    Allocation to the MR Index is based on its performance over the 12
          months preceding each rebalancing date. During commodity downturns,
          the allocation to the MR Index is reduced and could go as low as zero

     -    Beginning in August 2008, the DBLCI-MR Plus started to reduce its
          allocation to commodities significantly, eventually going down to 0%
          in November 2008, which enabled the DBLCI-MR Plus to avoid losses that
          many long-only commodity indices incurred in 2008

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o    During bullish commodity cycles, the Index increases its commodity exposure
     to 100% and gradually reduces its commodity exposure as the cycle reverses,
     and could eventually go down to zero

Note:    Past performance is not a guarantee of future results

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ENHANCED BETA
What is Roll Yield?

o    Where does Roll Yield come from?

     -    commodity investments are done through financial futures. These
          financial futures trade at a discount or a premium to the spot prices.
          If spot prices are assumed to stay constant once the future comes into
          expiry it will have generated a positive (discount / backwardation) or
          negative (premium / contango) roll yield

o    Contango markets generate negative roll yields. Contango is when the prices
     of commodities for future delivery are higher than spot prices

o    Backwardation market generate positive roll yields. Backwardation is when
     the prices of commodities for future delivery are lower than spot prices

o    DEUTSCHE BANK HAS DEVELOPED THE OPTIMUM YIELD METHODOLOGY, A RULES-BASED
     FUTURES ROLLING METHODOLOGY WHICH AIMS TO MAXIMIZE GAINS OR MINIMIZE LOSSES
     ARISING FROM ROLL YIELD BY DYNAMICALLY CHOOSING THE FUTURES CONTRACT FOR
     EACH UNDERLYING COMMODITY BASED ON THE SHAPE OF ITS FORWARD CURVE

CONTANGO MARKET

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BACKWARDATION MARKET

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ENHANCED BETA
Optimum Yield Family of Indices

o    Historically, the Roll Returns, the gains or losses arising from Roll
     Yield, have been a very important source of returns in commodities

     -    roll yield is an often overlooked source of returns for commodity
          investments, which results from buying a futures contract at a price
          different from the spot price and holding that contract until its
          price converges to that of the spot market at maturity. This Return
          can be positive or negative depending on market outlook for future
          commodity prices

     -    from 1989 to 2004 crude oil returns attributable to roll returns were
          9%, whereas spot returns were 6% annualized. But after 2004, as future
          prices of commodities became higher than their spot prices, Roll Yield
          became negative for many commodities

     -    indices with the same underlying weights but different Rolling
          Mechanisms will have the same Spot Returns but differing Roll Returns

     -    DEUTSCHE BANK HAS DEVELOPED THE OPTIMUM YIELD METHODOLOGY, A FUTURES
          ROLLING METHODOLOGY WHICH AIMS TO MAXIMIZE GAINS OR MINIMIZE LOSSES
          ARISING FROM ROLL YIELD BY DYNAMICALLY CHOOSING THE FUTURES CONTRACT
          FOR EACH UNDERLYING COMMODITY BASED ON THE SHAPE OF ITS FORWARD CURVE

     -    WHEN THE DB OPTIMUM YIELD METHODOLOGY IS APPLIED TO BETA INDICES, THE
          RESULTING INDEX HAS CONSISTENTLY OUTPERFORMED ITS RESPECTIVE BENCHMARK
          BETA INDEX SINCE 1997*

COMMODITY INDEX COMPONENT RETURNS, 2008
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COMMODITY INDEX COMPONENT RETURNS, ANNUALIZED SINCE 1999
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Note:     Past performance is not a guarantee of future results
*         4 Aug 1997 is first date DB Optimum Yield Index price history is
          available.
          Each of these indices was launched on different dates and data for
          Index performance for periods prior to these dates have been
          retrospectively calculated and does not represent actual index
          performance. Index Launch Dates: SPGSCI (1991), DJUBS (Jul-1998),
          DBLCI (Feb-2003), DBLCI-OY (May-06), DB Booster - SPGSCI (Dec-07), DB
          Booster - DJUBS (Dec-07)

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ENHANCED BETA
Optimum Yield Family of Indices

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   BETA BENCHMARK               ENHANCED BETA COUNTERPART            ANNUALIZED OUTPERFORMANCE*
       SPGSCI                 DB Commodity Booster -- SPGSCI                     8.00%
SPGSCI Light Energy    DB Commodity Booster -- SPGSCI Light Energy               5.84%
       DJUBS                  DB Commodity Booster -- DJUBS                      6.58%
       DBLCI                      DBLCI -- Optimum Yield                         3.47%
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OPTIMUM YIELD INDEX PERFORMANCE VS BENCHMARKS
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Note:     Past performance is not a guarantee of future results
*         4 Aug 1997 is first date DB Optimum Yield Index price history is
          available. Data from 4 August 1997 to 31 July 2009
          Each of these indices was launched on different dates and data for
          Index performance for periods prior to these dates have been
          retrospectively calculated and does not represent actual index
          performance. Index Launch Dates: SPGSCI (Jan-91), SPGSCI Light Energy
          (Jan-91), DJUBS (Jul-98), DBLCI (Feb-03), DBLCI-OY (May-06), DB
          Booster - SPGSCI (Dec-07), DB Booster - DJUBS (Dec-07), DB Booster -
          SPGSCI Light Energy (Dec-07 )

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ALPHA INDICES
Commodity Harvest Family

o    DB Commodity Harvest Family of Indices are market-neutral commodity indices
     which aim to isolate the outperformance of the Optimum Yield Family of
     Indices from their respective Beta Benchmarks

o    Commodity Harvest Indices take a long position in the Optimum Yield Version
     of a Benchmark Index and a short position in the Beta Benchmark, i.e. Long
     DB Commodity Booster - SPGSCI Light Energy, Short SPGSCI Light Energy

o    The result of equally weighted long and short positions in each commodity
     aims to ensure

     -    MARKET-NEUTRALITY, and hence returns that are generated largely
          independent of spot returns

     -    SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VOLATILITY than long-only commodity indices. The
          index aims to achieve this by eliminating the exposure to spot returns
          and by aggregating the market neutral returns amongst 21 commodities

     -    LOW CORRELATION to other asset classes and negative correlation to
          commodity returns

     -    DIVERSIFICATION, all commodities except one (soybeans) have
          historically contributed positively to the index performance since
          1997

INDEX CONSTRUCTION

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DB COMMODITY HARVEST INDEX

Note:    Past performance is not indicative of future results
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ALPHA INDICES

Commodity Harvest Target Volatility Indices

o    The Commodity Harvest Target Volatility Indices build on the strategy of
     the DB Commodity Harvest Index by seeking to maintain realized volatility
     close to a pre-specified level in order to meet investor risk appetite. It
     also seeks to smooth the profile of returns by adjusting the allocation in
     response to changes in the realized volatility

o    On monthly rebalancing dates, the allocation to the underlying index is
     given by the following ratio

      Allocation =    Target Volatility
                      ------------------
                      Realized Volatiliy

     -    allocation to the Underlying Index increases when its realized
          volatility goes down and vice-versa

DB COMMODITY HARVEST 10 ALLOCATION HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE
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   HARVEST 10 INDEX :                          STEP I                              STEP II                              STEP III
  Steps to Construction            REALISED VOLATILITY MONITORING        VOLATILITY BASED ALLOCATION                VOL TARGET INDEX
                                   BASED ON LAST 90 DAYS RETURNS            PARTICIPATION = TARGET              RETURN = PARTICIPATION X
                                                                                 VOLATILITY /                     UNDERLYING'S RETURNS
                                                                             REALIZED VOLATILITY

                          MONTH               3 MONTH REALIZED      VOLATILITY TARGET ALLOCATION (%)    UNDERLYING COMM.       HARVEST 10
                                                  VOLATILITY                                            HARVEST  Return (%)     RETURN(%)
                                                 (ANNUALIZED%)

                            12                       10.00                        100.00                      +5.00               +5.00
                            13                       12.50                         80.00                      -1.00               -0.80
   NUMERICAL EXAMPLE:       14                        5.00                        200.00                      +3.00               +6.00
Volatility Target = 10%
                            15                        7.50                        133.33                      -2.00               -2.66

                            16                        4.00                        250.00                      -5.00               -7.50
                            17                        3.00                        333.34                      +1.00               +3.33
                            18                        3.50                        285.71                     +10.00               28.57
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IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

For further details on the DB Commodity Index Suite refer to Underlying
Supplement No. 16 dated December 16, 2008:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159508/000119312508254080/d424b21.pdf

Commodities are speculative and highly volatile and the risk of loss of trading
in commodities can be substantial. An investment linked to a commodity index
involves a number of risks, including the risk that the index's strategy may not
be successful, and its return, if any, will be dependent on, among other things,
the performance of the relevant index during the term of the investment and the
terms and conditions of that investment. The absence of backwardation or
presence of contango in the markets for futures contracts included in a
long-only commodity index will adversely affect the level of that index. An
index's performance is unpredictable, and past performance is not indicative of
future performance. We give no representation or warranty on the future
performance of any index or investment.

Deutsche Bank AG and its affiliates do not provide legal, tax, or accounting
advice, and we are not acting in any way as an advisory or in a fiduciary
capacity. Prospective investors should consider an investment linked to a DB
commodity index only after careful consideration of the risks, consultation with
their legal, tax, accounting, and other advisors as to the suitability of the
investment in light of their own particular financial, tax and other
circumstances, and review and consideration of any documents that we provide to
you in connection with any offering

We are not acting and do not purport to act in any way as an advisor or in a
fiduciary capacity. We therefore strongly suggest that recipients seek their own
independent advice in relation to any investment, financial, legal, tax,
accounting or regulatory issues discussed herein. Analyses and opinions
contained herein may be based on assumptions that if altered can change the
analyses or opinions expressed. Nothing contained herein shall constitute any
representation or warranty as to future performance of any financial instrument,
credit, index, currency rate or other market or economic measure. Furthermore,
past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Securities and investment banking activities in the United States are performed
by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., member NYSE, NASD and SIPC, and its
broker-dealer affiliates. Lending and other commercial banking activities in the
United States are performed by Deutsche Bank AG, and its banking affiliates.

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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF COMMODITY INDICES

o    The DB family of Commodity Indices has generated higher returns and lower
     volatility thereby exhibiting higher Sharpe ratios than other commodity
     indices since 1998

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                                   TOTAL       VOLATILITY 2 EXCESS      SHARPE      MONTHLY DRAWDOWN 4        BLOOMBERG        TICKERS
                                   RETURN 1    (%)          RETURN 1    RATIO 3
                                   (%)                      (%)         (%)
                                                                                    MAXIMUM       NO. OF      EXCESS RETURN    TOTAL RETURN
                                                                                      (%)       MONTHS less than -5%
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BETA ALLOCATION INDICES
DBLCI (TM)                            9.42        23.38        5.99        25.60      -24.43        25          DBLCMACL         DBLCMAVL
S&P GSCI (TM)                         3.05        24.59       -0.22        -0.89      -27.14        29          SPGCCIP          SPGSCITR
DJ-AIGCI SM                           4.44        16.99        1.13         6.64      -21.15        21          DJUBS            DJUBSTR
MEAN REVERSION BASED INDICES
DBLCI-MR (TM)                        11.27        19.55        7.78        39.78      -19.56        21          DBLCMMCL         DBLCMMVL
DBLCI-MR (TM) Plus                   14.33        13.35       10.74        80.42       -8.73         8          DBLCMPUE         DBLCMPUT
OPTIMUM YIELD BASED INDICES
DBLCI-OY                             12.89        20.09        9.34        46.49      -22.75        18          DBLCOYER         DBLCOYTR
DB Commodity Booster Index -- S&P    12.09        20.76        8.57        41.28      -24.43        16          DBCMBSEU         DBCMBSTU
GSCI (TM)
DB Commodity Booster Index -- S&P     6.48        15.34        3.14        21.44      -26.81        4           DBCMBLEU         DBCMBLTU
GSCI LE(TM)
DB Commodity Booster Index --        11.02        15.09        7.54        49.96      -20.08        10          DBCMBDEU         DBCMBDTU
DJ-AIGCI SM
MARKET NEUTRAL ALPHA INDICES
DB Commodity Harvest Index            8.89         3.63        5.47       150.01       -3.18         0          DBCMHLEU         DBCMHLTU
DB Commodity Harvest Index -- S&P    11.05         6.19        7.56       122.08       -6.52         1          DBCMHSEU         DBCMHSTU
GSCI (TM)
DB Commodity Harvest Index --         7.40         5.32        4.03        75.80       -9.19         1          DBCMHDEU         DBCMHDTU
DJ-AIGCI SM
DB Commodity Harvest Index -- 3.5    11.30         3.80        7.80       159.27       -2.86         0          DBCMHVEC         DBCMHVTC
(TM)
DB Commodity Harvest Index --10 SM   21.12        11.15       17.32       155.00       -9.44         5          DBCMHVEA         DBCMHVTA
OTHER ASSET CLASSES
Equities (S&P 500)                    1.84        21.54       -1.69        -7.83      -16.43        20          SPX              SPTR
Fixed Income (US Govt. All Total      5.94         5.16         n/a         n/a        -3.93         0          n/a              USGATR
Return)
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Notes:    Past performance is not indicative of future results
          Data from 1 January 1998 to 31 July 2009
          1) Annualised return based on total return and excess return 2)
          Annualised volatility of the daily lognormal returns 3) Calculated as
          a quotient of excess return and the volatility 4) Based on total
          return
          Each of these indices was launched on different dates and data for
          Index performance for periods prior to these dates have been
          retrospectively calculated and does not represent actual index
          performance. Index Launch Dates: SPGSCI (Jan-91), SPGSCI Light Energy
          (Jan-91), DJUBS (Jul-98), DBLCI (Feb-03), DBLCI- MR (Feb-03), DBLCI-OY
          (May-06), DBLCI-MR Plus (Jun-07), DB Booster - SPGSCI (Dec-07), DB
          Booster - DJUBS (Dec-07), DB Booster - SPGSCI Light Energy (Dec-07 ),
          DB Commodity Harvest Indices (Dec-07), DB Commodity Harvest Target
          Volatility Indices (Aug-08)

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