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                                                  Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
                                                      Filed pursuant to Rule 433
                                           Registration Statement No. 333-162195
                                                         Dated: October 12, 2010

                            Liquid Alpha USD 5 Index
                    Seeks to achieve stable absolute returns

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                               September 30, 2010

                                                           A Passion to Perform.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 Liquid Alpha
Overview

[]   Liquid Alpha is a multi asset medium -long term investment strategy which
     gives access to a diversified pool of alpha-generating strategies thanks to
     a dynamic allocation tool (Optimised Asset Allocation or "OAA")1
[]   Alpha is the ability to extract absolute returns through a strategy which
     has zero (or near-zero) net market exposure and tends to have very low
     correlation to the markets. No exposure to credit as an asset class
[]   Alpha is provided by four Deutsche Bank proprietary indices, all of which
     are liquid and uncorrelated
[]   Volatility Targeting seeks stability to returns over time
[]   Risk Control is achieved through a stop-loss mechanism (additional
     portfolio allocation) which is triggered if the returns are below a
     pre-determined level of minus 4%

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[]   Alpha Styles: economic fundamental relative value, commodity carry,
     currency carry, interest rate curve monetization

(1)  Harry Markowitz developed the Mean Variance Optimizer and won the Nobel
     Prize in Economics 1990.
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 Extracting the Excess Return of the Market
The Liquid Alpha Index

[]   DB has created a unique index with the following features:
     --   Historically low correlation to traditional asset classes
     --   Low volatility
     --   Managed risk
     --   Daily liquidity
     --   Transparency (returns, fees, the model)
     --   Cost effective alternative to fund of hedge funds
[]   Liquid Alpha is a combination of DB proprietary alpha indices from four
     different asset classes, plus cash
[]   The index basket is optimized and volatility targeted

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 Liquid Alpha Index Methodology
Multi-Asset Index Dynamic Allocation

The Underlying Assets 1

The exposure to each alpha-generating strategy is achieved through the use of
Deutsche Bank Indices which are uncorrelated, tradable and have easy investment
access.

-    Equities: (S and P X-Alpha Index) seeks to generate non-directional returns
     by exploiting the relative performance of value and growth indices in
     comparison to their respective regional equity benchmark indices in four
     regions: USA, Europe, Japan and UK
-    Commodities: (DB Commodity Harvest Index) long optimal yield commodity
     index vs. short commodity benchmark
-    Currencies: (DB Balanced Currency Harvest (USD-Funded) Index) borrows money
     in low interest rate currencies and lends in high interest rate currencies
-    Rates2: (DB SMART Index) seeks to extract alpha from the difference between
     short-term and long-term interest rates
-    Cash: (DB Fed Funds Index) overnight Fed Funds rate

Dynamic Portfolio Allocation

The OAA determines the portfolio allocation which maximizes returns for a given
level of volatility (along the efficient frontier), subject to predefined
exposure constraints:

-    Inputs: Previous 60 business days correlation, volatility and returns for
     each alpha index are used as inputs
-    Constraints:
---------------------
              Range
           Exposure
---------------------
Equity    10% - 50%
Commodity 10% - 50%
FX        10% - 50%
Rates     10% - 50%
Cash       0% - 60%
---------------------

-    Volatility: Targeted at 5%
-    Stop-Loss Mechanism: triggers an additional rebalancing

(1)  Please see Appendix 1 for a detailed explanation of each of the
     sub-indices.
(2)  There is a five times exposure to rates and a one time exposure to
     equities, commodities, currencies and cash.

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 Exploit the Market Strength of each Asset Class
Liquid Alpha: Low Correlation

[]   The different alpha sources: low correlation assets
     --   The sub-indices' low correlation and low volatility profile makes them
          very suitable assets for dynamic asset allocation tools

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Source: Deutsche Bank and Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Period: Correlation of daily returns between Jan 1999 -- Sep 2010 for all
indices except for HFRX Index (Apr 2003 -- Sep 2010). Note: Indices 1 to 5 are
Liquid Alpha constituents, 6 to 8 are Benchmarks.
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                       Optimised Asset Allocator ("OAA")

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                                                           A Passion to Perform.
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 Optimised Asset Allocation Model
A Risk-adjusted Return Optimisation Tool

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 The Optimisation Methodolgy
Optimised Asset Allocation

Alpha strategies      Allocation between   Returns on 60           Risk targeting
with different styles different alphas and business days
on different          different asset                              Optimised portfolio
asset classes         classes              Volatility on 60        allocation
                                           business days
                      Quarterly
                      reallocation based   Correlation between
                      on constraints and   indices
                      on new risk-return   Risk Monitoring: return
                      parameters           trigger

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(1) The OAA is based upon Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory, also known as
the theory of diversification; Markowitz won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Markowitz's "efficient frontier" refers to a series of optimal portfolio
allocations that will maximize return for a given level of risk.

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 Get systematically a Risk-optimised Return
OAA Investment Methodology: The Modern Portfolio Theory

     []   The OAA approach identifies the portfolio allocations which maximise
          target returns for a given level of risk (efficient frontier), subject
          to any pre-defined constraints

     []   In general, a dynamical allocation process allows the selection of the
          most efficient portfolio in the given market conditions in order to:
          --   Minimise the risk for a specified expected return, or
          --   Maximise the expected return for a specified risk (used in Liquid
               Alpha), or
          --   Minimise the risk and maximise the expected return using a
               specified risk aversion factor

          []   Continuous monitoring of the portfolio in order to ensure
               appropriate risk to achieve stable return over the investment
               horizon:
          --   Risk Targeting: regular quarterly rebalancing maintain the
               portfolio risk in line with its risk target
          --   Controlling extreme events: if a strong deviation below the
               return trigger level (stop loss) happens, the portfolio is
               automatically rebalanced toward assets with a better risk-return
               profile
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 Extracting the Excess Return of the Market
Key Features

[]   Multi-asset alpha: Combination of 4 different asset alphas plus cash offers
     diversification
[]   Dynamic Asset Allocation: Based on Markowitz's portfolio theory, the
     Optimized Asset Allocator (OAA) model aims for the optimal asset allocation
     along the efficient frontier 1
[]   Historically low correlation to traditional asset classes: Alpha has
     historically been independent from the asset class underlying each
     investment strategy[] Historically low correlation to each other: Each of
     the four Alpha Index strategies has historically had little or no
     correlation to the other three
[]   No Beta exposure: Zero net exposure to equities, bonds, commodities or
     currencies
[]   Low volatility: Seeks to add stability to returns over time
[]   Managed risk: Stop-loss mechanism is triggered if returns fall below a
     specified minimum
[]   Transparency: The individual Alpha Indices and their weightings in the
     Liquid Alpha Index are published daily on Bloomberg and Reuters
[]   Cost effective: As an alternative to a fund of hedge funds, Liquid Alpha
     seeks to provide a similar return without performance fees or liquidity
     constraints2
[]   Diverse Strategies: fundamental equity relative value, commodity carry,
     currency carry, yield curve slope monetization (see Appendix 1 for further
     detail on each strategy)

(1) The OAA is based upon Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory, also known as the
theory of diversification; Markowitz won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Markowitz's "efficient frontier" refers to a series of optimal portfolio
allocations that will maximize return for a given level of risk.

(2) There are, however, costs associated with the individual Alpha Indices that
are charged to the Liquid Alpha Index. Although the index level is published
daily, this index is not freely tradable and direct investment in the Liquid
Alpha 5 Index is not available.
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                            Liquid Alpha USD 5 Index

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 Liquid Alpha USD 5: The Parameters

[]   Bloomberg Ticker:
     --   Total Return: DBLAUT5J
     --   Excess Return: DBLAUE5J

[]   The Assets:
     --   S and P X-Alpha (Equity): equity fundamental relative value
     --   DB Commodity Harvest (Commodity): commodity optimal yield carry
     --   DB Balanced Currency Harvest (USD-Funded) (Currencies): currency carry
     --   DB SMART (Rates): yield curve slope monetization (leveraged 5x)
     --   DB Fed Funds (Cash): riskless asset

[]   The Allocations:

-------------------
             Range
           Exposure
-------------------
Equity    10%- 50%
Commodity 10%- 50%
FX        10%- 50%
Rates     10%- 50%
Cash       0%- 60%
-------------------

[]   The Risk parameters:
     --   Target Volatility: 5%
     --   Return Trigger: 4% 60-business day loss over any 3 consecutive days
     --   Rebalancing frequency: quarterly (or sooner if stop-loss is triggered)

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 BBG:
DBLAUT5J

Liquid Alpha USD 5 Total Return
Performance Analysis

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Index Returns
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Historical Volatility (12 Months)
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Performance Analysis
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Performance Analysis     Liquid Alpha 5 iBoxx USD    HFRX Global Hedge
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)     USD TR       Treasury        Fund Index
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Annualised Returns               9.7%          5.7%               2.2%
Volatility                       4.1%          4.8%               4.0%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)             1.60          0.56              -0.40
Maximum Drawdown               -11.2%         -7.4%             -26.3%
Start Date                     Aug-08        Dec-08             Jul-07
End Date                       Oct-09        Jun-10             Sep-10
Max Monthly Consec. Loss       -10.0%         -4.8%             -23.1%
Start Date                     Aug-08        Jun-03             Jun-08
End Date                       Nov-08        Aug-03             Jan-09
Max/Min Returns
Rolling 12 Months         21.0%/-9.3%   16.0%/-4.6%       16.4%/-23.3%
Rolling 3 Months          8.7%/-10.4%    9.9%/-5.1%        7.1%/-18.6%
Average Monthly Return           0.8%          0.5%               0.2%
% Months with Gains             84.3%         68.6%              64.4%
Correlation                                   -0.08               0.46

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Annual Returns
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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. Liquid Alpha has been
retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to April 23, 2008.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the Deutsche Bank Liquid Alpha Index would have been lower than the Index as a
result of fees and/or costs.
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 BBG:
DBLAUT5J

Liquid Alpha USD 5 Total Return
Performance Analysis

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Monthly Returns Analysis
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    2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006   2007  2008  2009  2010
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Jan  1.7%  2.9%  1.1%  1.4%  0.9%  1.2%  1.6%  1.2%  0.2%  1.4%  0.1%
Feb  1.8% -0.2%  0.5%  0.7%  2.3%  2.7%  0.9%  0.9%  0.2%  1.1%  0.0%
Mar  0.0%  2.0%  1.8% -0.3%  0.5%  0.5%  0.7%  1.6%  0.1%  0.7%  0.2%
Apr  1.1%  0.4%  2.6%  5.1% -1.0%  0.7%  0.0%  1.8%  0.1%  1.9%  1.2%
May  2.3%  0.6%  0.6%  0.5%  0.2%  2.3% -0.1%  1.8%  0.9%  2.2% -1.4%
Jun -0.6%  0.8%  0.1%  2.8%  2.1%  2.6%  1.6%  0.7% -0.2%  0.4% -1.3%
Jul  1.9%  0.0%  0.3%  0.3%  0.6%  0.6%  0.8% -0.5%  1.0%  0.6%  0.2%
Aug  0.8%  0.5%  0.4%  1.3%  1.3% -0.5%  1.8% -2.1% -0.7%  0.2%  0.1%
Sep  1.1%  1.3%  0.0%  1.1%  0.8%  2.8%  1.1%  2.2% -3.8%  0.3%  0.5%
Oct  2.2%  1.1% -1.0%  1.2%  0.4%  1.6%  0.5%  1.7% -5.8%  0.2%
Nov  1.2%  1.0%  2.9%  1.4%  2.3%  1.7% -0.2% -0.9%  0.0% -0.7%
Dec  1.9%  1.3%  2.0%  1.1%  1.4% -0.8%  2.5%  0.4%  0.8%  1.4%
Ann
Rtn 16.5% 12.3% 12.1% 17.8% 12.6% 16.4% 11.5% 8.8%  -7.2% 10.2% -0.4%
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Allocation Data
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* The number of units for each asset are kept constant however performance can
cause percentage weights to change slightly.

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Historical Allocation Graph
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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. Liquid Alpha has been
retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to April 23, 2008.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the Deutsche Bank Liquid Alpha Index would have been lower than the Index as a
result of fees and/or costs.
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 BBG:
DBLAUT5J

Liquid Alpha 5 USD Total Return Index
Contribution Analysis

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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. Liquid Alpha has been
retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to April 23, 2008.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the Deutsche Bank Liquid Alpha Index would have been lower than the Index as a
result of fees and/or costs.
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 Liquid Alpha 4% USD: from Total Return to Excess Return

[]   The Liquid Alpha Total Return (TR) index represents the strategy as the
     optimised allocation model always needs a cash component.

[]   Liquid Alpha Excess Return (ER) index incorporates the alpha strategy with
     no funding component.

[]   The excess return (ER) index is calculated as the over-performance of the
     total return (TR) index over the DB Fed Funds Index: the difference between
     the performance of the TR index and that of the DB Fed Funds Index over the
     previous rebalancing date.

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 BBG:
DBLAUE5J

Liquid Alpha USD 5 Excess Return
Performance Analysis

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Index Returns
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Historical Volatility (12 Months)
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Performance Analysis
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Performance Analysis     Liquid Alpha 5   iBoxx USD    HFRX Global Hedge
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)     USD ER        Treasury        Fund Index
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Annualised Returns                6.5%         5.7%               2.2%
Volatility                        4.2%         4.8%               4.0%
Sharpe Ratio                      1.57         0.56              -0.40
Maximum Drawdown                -13.4%        -7.4%             -26.3%
Start Date                      Jul-07       Dec-08             Jul-07
End Date                        Sep-10       Jun-10             Sep-10
Max Monthly Consec. Loss        -10.5%        -4.8%             -23.1%
Start Date                      Aug-08       Jun-03             Jun-08
End Date                        Dec-08       Aug-03             Jan-09
Max/Min Returns
Rolling 12 Months         19.8%/-11.9%  16.0%/-4.6%       16.4%/-23.3%
Rolling 3 Months           8.4%/-10.8%   9.9%/-5.1%        7.1%/-18.6%
Average Monthly Return            0.5%         0.5%               0.2%
% Months with Gains              75.7%        68.6%              64.4%
Correlation                                   -0.08               0.46
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Annual Returns
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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. Liquid Alpha has been
retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to April 23, 2008.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the Deutsche Bank Liquid Alpha Index would have been lower than the Index as a
result of fees and/or costs.
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 BBG:
DBLAUE5J

Liquid Alpha USD 5 Excess Return
Performance Analysis

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Monthly Returns Analysis
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     2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009   2010
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Jan  1.3%  2.4%  1.0%  1.3%  0.8%  1.0%  1.2%  0.7%  -0.1%  1.4%  0.1%
Feb  1.3% -0.7%  0.4%  0.6%  2.2%  2.5%  0.5%  0.5%   0.0%  1.1%  0.0%
Mar -0.5%  1.6%  1.7% -0.4%  0.4%  0.2%  0.3%  1.1%  -0.2%  0.7%  0.1%
Apr  0.7%  0.0%  2.4%  5.0% -1.1%  0.5% -0.4%  1.3%  -0.1%  1.9%  1.2%
May  1.7%  0.2%  0.5%  0.4%  0.2%  2.1% -0.5%  1.3%   0.7%  2.2% -1.4%
Jun -1.2%  0.5%  0.0%  2.8%  2.1%  2.3%  1.2%  0.3%  -0.4%  0.4% -1.3%
Jul  1.4% -0.3%  0.1%  0.2%  0.5%  0.4%  0.3% -1.0%   0.8%  0.6%  0.2%
Aug  0.2%  0.2%  0.3%  1.2%  1.2% -0.9%  1.4% -2.6%  -0.9%  0.2%  0.1%
Sep  0.6%  1.0% -0.1%  1.1%  0.7%  2.5%  0.6%  1.8%  -4.0%  0.3%  0.4%
Oct  1.6%  0.9% -1.1%  1.1%  0.3%  1.3%  0.0%  1.2%  -6.0%  0.2%
Nov  0.7%  0.8%  2.8%  1.3%  2.1%  1.3% -0.6% -1.3%   0.0% -0.7%
Dec  1.4%  1.1%  1.9%  1.0%  1.2% -1.2%  2.0%  0.1%   0.8%  1.4%
Ann
Rtn  9.5%  8.0%  10.3% 16.5% 11.1% 12.8% 6.2%  3.5%  -9.1% 10.0% -0.6%
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Allocation Data
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   LA 5 ER Constituents         Asset   Bloomberg   Range Constraints
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   S and P X-Alpha USD TR      Equity    SPXADT       10% - 50%
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Commodity Harvest USD TR     Commodity  DBCMHLTU      10% - 50%
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   Currency Harvest USD          FX     DBHVBUSF      10% - 50%
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   db SMART 5x USD TR           Rates   DBSMARTD      10% - 50%
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   LA 5 ER Constituents        Asset    Average      As at 20-Jul-10*
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   S and P X-Alpha USD TR      Equity    23.83%         50.00%
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    DBLCI-OY USD TR          Commodity   23.57%         10.00%
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   Currency Harvest USD          FX      29.17%         10.00%
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   db SMART 5x USD TR          Rates     20.76%         30.00%
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* The number of units for each asset are kept constant however performance can
cause percentage weights to change slightly.

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Historical Allocation Graph
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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. Liquid Alpha has been
retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to April 23, 2008.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the Deutsche Bank Liquid Alpha Index would have been lower than the Index as a
result of fees and/or costs.
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 Liquid Alpha Strategy
Index Costs Summary

[]   The Liquid Alpha 5 Index has certain costs associated with the individual
     alpha indices that are charged to the Liquid Alpha 5 Index*
     -    The cost to replicate the strategies underlying the Liquid Alpha 5
          Index ranges between a minimum of 21 bps per annum and a maximum of 63
          bps per annum, depending on the allocation between the underlying
          indices

[]   Individual index costs are based on an annual hedging cost, subtracted on a
     daily basis, and a bid-ask cost subtracted at each rebalancing

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                                                Hedging Cost(1) Bid-Ask Cost(1)
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S and P X-Alpha Total Return Index                    0.75%               -
db Commodity Harvest Total Return Index               0.50%           0.20%
db Currency Harvest Balanced Total Return Index           -               -
db SMART Total Return Index                           0.25%               -
Fed Funds Total Return Index                              -               -
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*These costs are applicable as of the date hereof and may change according to
market conditions.
(1)Indices that do not show Hedging Costs above have their costs allocated
within the respective DB Index itself. Bid-Ask costs reflect the costs involved
during a rebalancing and are only applicable to the DB Commodity Harvest TR
Index.
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 Liquid Alpha Strategy
Certain Risks

[]   LIQUID ALPHA HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY: Publication of Liquid Alpha
     began on April 23, 2008. Therefore, it has very limited performance history
     and no actual investment which allowed tracking of the performance of
     Liquid Alpha was possible before that date.

[]   AN INVESTMENT LINKED OR RELATED TO LIQUID ALPHA WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS AN
     INVESTMENT IN THE ALPHA INDICES: The Liquid Alpha closing level on any
     trading day will depend on the performance of the Alpha Indices. The
     weighting of each Alpha Index is determined by the Optimized Asset
     Allocator ("OAA"), which seeks to maximize returns for a given level of
     volatility. You should, therefore, carefully consider the composition and
     calculation of each Alpha Index.

[]   ALPHA INDICES ARE NOT EQUALLY WEIGHTED IN THE LIQUID ALPHA MODEL AND MAY
     OFFSET EACH OTHER: The Alpha Indices are assigned different weightings in
     Liquid Alpha via the Optimized Asset Allocation Model. The same return
     generated by two Alpha Indices, whether positive or negative, may have a
     different effect on the performance of Liquid Alpha. Additionally, positive
     returns generated by one or more Alpha Index may be moderated or more than
     offset by smaller positive returns or negative returns generated by the
     other Alpha Indices.

[]   FOR THE EXCESS RETURN INDEX, THE CLOSING LEVEL IS AFFECTED BY THE
     PERFORMANCE OF THE FED FUNDS INDEX: The calculation of the Excess Return
     Index level is intended to reflect the excess return (if any) of the Total
     Return Index relative to the return of the Fed Funds Index. Although the
     Total Return Index and the Fed Funds Index may perform positively, if the
     Total Return Index does not outperform the Fed Funds Index the Excess
     Return Index level will not increase.

[]   THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCED VOLATILITY OF EACH ALPHA INDEX AND LIQUID ALPHA
     MODEL MAY NOT EQUAL THE TARGET VOLATILITY, WHICH MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT
     ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LIQUID ALPHA: The weighting of each Alpha Index in
     the Liquid Alpha Model is adjusted to target a volatility level of 5%.
     Because this adjustment is based on the volatility of the previous 60
     business days, the actual volatility realized on the Alpha Indices and the
     Liquid Alpha Model will not necessarily equal the volatility target.

[]   THE CALCULATION OF LIQUID ALPHA'S CLOSING LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A DEDUCTION OF
     COSTS FROM THE ALPHA INDICES: On each trading day, the calculation of
     Liquid Alpha's closing level will include a deduction of costs from the
     Alpha Indices currently ranging between a minimum of 21 basis points per
     annum and maximum of 63 basis points per annum, depending on the individual
     weightings of the Alpha Indices.
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                       Appendix 1: The Underlying Indices

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 BBG:
SPXADT

S and P X-Alpha USD Index

Overview

[]   The S and P X-Alpha USD Total Return Strategy Index uses a rules-based,
     mathematical model that reflects the relative performance between a basket
     of eight DB Regional Style equity indices and a basket of four regional
     equity benchmark indices and also contains a Fed Funds Return Index. The
     regional focus of the Index is the USA, Eurozone, Japan and the United
     Kingdom. The X-Alpha Model seeks to identify, from a growth perspective,
     high short-term earnings momentum stocks in global developed markets and,
     from a value perspective, low price-earnings ratio or high dividend
     yielding stocks in the same markets.

[]   The X-Alpha Model employs the Deutsche Bank proprietary indices (DB
     Regional Style Indices) that reflect the performance of these categories of
     stocks, and pairs each with a regional well-known, broad equity index
     maintained by a third-party sponsor (Benchmark Indices), to make eight
     Index Constituent Pairs.

[]   The return on an Index Constituent Pair is determined based on the daily
     cumulative return of the relevant DB Regional Style Index compared to that
     of the relevant Benchmark Index. The X-Alpha Model reflects a weighted
     return in USD of the Index Constituent Pairs, with the pair weights being
     determined based upon initial weights assigned to each Index Constituent
     Pair, adjusted based upon their recent observed volatility to target a
     volatility of 8% per year for the X-Alpha Model's exposure to each Index
     Constituent Pair.
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 BBG:
SPXADT

S and P X-Alpha USD Index
Performance Analysis

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Index Returns
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Annual Returns
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Performance Analysis
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Performance Analysis     S and P X-Alpha USD TR
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)
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Annualised Returns                 8.7%
Volatility                         6.2%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)               0.91
Maximum Drawdown                 -15.1%
 Start Date                      Jun-07
 End Date                        Sep-10
Max Monthly Consec. Loss          -7.3%
 Start Date                      Jun-08
 End Date                        Nov-08
Max/Min Returns
 Rolling 12 Months         35.1%/-13.1%
 Rolling 3 Months           12.4%/-7.3%
Average Monthly Return             0.7%
% Months with Gains               68.6%
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         2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan     -0.9%  3.4%  1.6%  0.2% -0.1%  1.7%  5.6%  0.0%  2.4%  2.0%  2.8%
Feb      0.8%  3.0%  0.6% -0.8%  1.6%  4.9% -1.4%  1.8% -1.4%  1.8% -0.8%
Mar      3.7%  1.7%  2.6% -1.8%  1.9%  0.3%  3.0%  3.2% -1.3%  1.2% -2.9%
Apr      2.4%  0.4%  5.8%  1.5%  0.2% -1.6%  0.9%  0.6%  1.2%  3.2% -0.3%
May      3.7%  0.2%  0.5%  4.0%  0.0%  0.1%  0.6%  1.3%  0.5%  2.5%  2.4%
Jun     -1.5%  0.1%  3.1% -0.9%  2.8%  3.7%  2.0% -0.3% -1.5%  0.6%  1.0%
Jul      1.4%  0.5%  0.5%  0.6%  0.5%  1.2%  0.6%  0.1% -2.1% -0.1% -0.7%
Aug      2.3%  2.1%  0.9%  2.0%  0.2%  3.2% -1.9% -1.2% -0.9% -1.2%  1.0%
Sep      1.8% -1.5%  0.3%  0.8%  3.0%  2.2% -1.1% -0.3% -2.0%  0.5% -0.2%
Oct      2.1%  1.0% -5.0%  1.4%  0.2% -0.6%  1.8%  0.2% -1.1% -0.5%
Nov      1.8% -0.4% -0.8%  0.7%  2.9%  0.1%  1.3% -2.7%  0.0% -0.3%
Dec      3.6%  0.7%  2.2% -0.8%  1.0%  0.7%  0.2% -2.1%  0.7% -0.3%
Ann Rtn 23.1% 11.7% 12.8%  7.0% 15.0% 16.8% 11.9%  0.3% -5.4%  9.7%  2.0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. The S and P X-Alpha TR
Strategy Index and its underlying style indices have been retrospectively
calculated and did not exist prior to October 31, 2007. Accordingly, the
results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect actual returns.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index will perform in
the future. The performance of any investment product based on the S and P X-Alpha
USD TR Strategy Index would have been lower than the Index as a result of fees
and/or costs.
                                                                         page 22

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 S and P X-Alpha USD Index
Certain Risks

[]   THE INDEX HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY: Publication of the Index began
     on October 31, 2007. Therefore, the Index has very limited performance
     history, and no actual investment which allowed a tracking of the
     performance of the Index was possible before that date.

[]   THE INDEX CONSTITUENT PAIRS ARE NOT EQUALLY WEIGHTED IN THE X-ALPHA MODEL
     AND MAY OFFSET EACH OTHER: The Index Constituent Pairs are assigned
     different weightings. Positive returns generated by one or more Index
     Constituent Pairs may be moderated or more than offset by smaller positive
     returns or negative returns generated by the other Index Constituent Pairs,
     particularly if the Index Constituent Pairs that generate positive returns
     are assigned relatively low weightings in the X-Alpha Model.

[]   THE RETURNS OF THE INDEX CONSTITUENT PAIRS WILL BE EXPOSED TO FLUCTUATIONS
     IN EXCHANGE RATES: For the purposes of determining the returns of the Index
     Constituent Pairs, the currency in which any DB Regional Style Index or
     Benchmark Index (if such currency is not U.S. dollars) will be converted
     into U.S. dollars at the relevant spot exchange rate. Any positive or
     negative return that is generated as a result of the performance of a DB
     Regional Style Index compared to that of a Benchmark Index with which it is
     paired is exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S.
     dollar and the currency in which such DB Regional Style Index and such
     Benchmark Index are publicly quoted.

[]   THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCED VOLATILITY OF EACH INDEX CONSTITUENT PAIR AND THE
     X-ALPHA MODEL MAY NOT EQUAL TARGET VOLATILITY, WHICH MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE
     IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEX: The weighting of each Index
     Constituent Pair in the X-Alpha Model and the X-Alpha Model are adjusted to
     target a volatility level of 8%. Because this adjustment is based on
     recently experienced volatility and is subject to a minimum of 50% and a
     maximum of 150%, the actual volatility realized on the Index Constituent
     Pairs and the X-Alpha Model will not necessarily equal the volatility
     target.

[]   THE CALCULATION OF THE INDEX CLOSING LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A DEDUCTION OF A
     BORROW FEE: On each trading day, the calculation of the Index closing level
     will include a deduction of a borrow fee to defray transaction costs
     incurred in relation to the Index on such day.
                                                                         page 23

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBCMHLTU

DB Commodity Harvest Index
Overview

[]   The Deutsche Bank Commodity Harvest USD Total Return Index employs a
     rules-based strategy to generate "carry" by capturing the relative value
     between the "optimum roll" strategy within the DB commodity index and the
     "fixed roll" strategy within a benchmark commodity index
[]   For each commodity, the index seeks to generate returns, independent from
     the direction of the commodity's price, through zero-net-exposure long and
     short positions along the first 13 months of the forward curve
     -    The "long position" is the DB Commodity Booster -- S and P GSCI(TM)
          Light Energy Index (Commodity Booster Index), which rolls each
          commodity futures contract according to Deutsche Bank's "Optimal
          Yield" methodology, which seeks to generate the maximum implied yield
     -    The "short position" is the benchmark index, the S and P GSCITM Light
          Energy Commodity Index, which rolls each commodity futures contract on
          a pre-defined roll schedule according to the shortest -dated contract
[]   The weights ascribed to each long/short commodity exposure are the weights
     in the S and P GSCITM Light Energy Index[] The long and short positions are
     rebalanced monthly to achieve a zero net exposure
                                                                         page 24

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBCMHLTU

DB Commodity Harvest USD TR Index
Performance Analysis

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Performance Analysis     DB Commodity Harvest
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)             TR
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Annualised Returns                  7.8%
Volatility                          3.5%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)                1.36
Maximum Drawdown                   -4.9%
 Start Date                       Jun-07
 End Date                         Sep-10
Max Monthly Consec. Loss           -3.8%
 Start Date                       Oct-00
 End Date                         Jan-01
Max/Min Returns
 Rolling 12 Months           23.2%/-3.4%
 Rolling 3 Months             7.9%/-4.7%
Average Monthly Return              0.6%
% Months with Gains                74.3%

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2000   2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan     0.4%   4.0%  0.8%  0.8%  0.9%  1.0%  2.4%  0.5%  1.7%  1.4%  0.3%
Feb     0.6%   1.9% -0.2% -3.2%  0.7%  0.3%  2.0%  1.0% -0.1%  0.4%  0.0%
Mar     0.2%   1.6% -1.0%  3.4%  1.1%  1.2%  0.5%  1.0%  1.5%  0.3%  0.3%
Apr     0.9%   0.8%  0.2%  1.4%  0.6%  2.8%  0.8%  1.1%  0.3% -0.2%  0.8%
May    -0.2%   0.5%  1.2% -0.8%  1.5%  0.6%  0.9%  0.9%  1.0% -0.7%  0.7%
Jun    -0.3%   1.8%  0.5%  2.0%  2.4%  2.4%  1.3% -0.5%  0.6% -0.6% -1.4%
Jul     2.1%   0.7% -0.3% -0.4%  0.7%  0.6%  1.3% -1.3%  0.8%  0.9% -1.2%
Aug    -1.6%   0.3% -0.2%  0.5%  2.3% -2.1%  3.0% -0.3%  1.0% -0.1%  0.9%
Sep     2.6%   2.3% -2.2%  1.6% -0.7%  0.9%  2.1% -1.7%  0.4% -0.2% -0.5%
Oct    -0.5%   0.4%  0.6% -0.5%  1.4%  2.0%  0.2%  1.8%  1.5%  0.2%
Nov    -1.8%   0.4%  0.6%  0.5%  1.9%  2.2%  0.6%  1.5%  1.3%  1.1%
Dec    -1.6%   0.2% -0.4%  0.3%  1.4%  1.8%  2.0%  0.5%  2.2% -1.1%
Ann Rtn 0.7%  15.8% -0.4%  5.5% 15.1% 14.4% 18.5%  4.7% 12.8%  1.3%  0.0%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. The DB Commodity Harvest
Index has been retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to December
17, 2007. Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do
not reflect actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
how the Index will perform in the future. The performance of any investment
product based on the DB Commodity Harvest Index would have been lower than the
Index as a result of fees and/or costs.
                                                                         page 25

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 DB Commodity Harvest USD TR Index

Certain Risks

[]   THE DB COMMODITY HARVEST INDEX HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY: Publication
     of the Index began on December 17, 2007. Therefore, the Index has very
     limited performance history, and no actual investment which allowed a
     tracking of the performance of the Index was possible before that date.

[]   STRATEGY RISK: The DB Commodity Harvest Index reflects a strategy that
     takes a long position in the DB Commodity Booster Index and a short
     position in the S and P GSCI(TM) Light Energy Index. The value of the DB
     Commodity Harvest Index will be adversely affected if the DB Commodity
     Booster Index does not outperform the benchmark S and P GSCI(TM) Light
     Energy Index.
                                                                         page 26

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBHVBUSF

DB Balanced Currency Harvest Index

Overview

[]   The Deutsche Bank Balanced Currency Harvest (USD-Funded) Index reflects the
     total return performance of a portfolio that systematically invests in a
     diversified basket of high-yielding currencies, funded by going short a
     diversified basket of low-yielding currencies, plus a money market
     performance linked to the Fed Funds rates

[]   The index methodology is designed to exploit a forward rate bias, (the
     tendency of currency forward rates to under-predict future spot prices) in
     a simple and transparent manner through systematic allocation rules

[]   The Index methodology is implemented by ranking a currency pool of G10 and
     Emerging Market currencies by their 3-month Libor rates (sourced from
     reliable and transparent third party fixing pages) and investing in the
     3-month forward contracts by offsetting equal amounts of high-yielding
     currencies with low-yielding currencies

     []   Long Exposure: Two highest yielding G10 currencies plus 3 next highest
          yielding currencies from the Balanced Currency Pool

     []   Short Exposure: Two lowest yielding G10 currencies plus 3 next lowest
          yielding currencies from the Balanced Currency Pool

     []   A roll-window feature is built into the index to enhance returns. The
          index is rebalanced quarterly.

-----------------------------
       Balanced Currency Pool
-----------------------------
G10         Emerging Markets
-----------------------------
Australia   Brazil
Canada      Czech Republic
Euro        Hungary
Japan       Mexico
New Zealand Poland
Norway      Singapore
Sweden      South Africa
Switzerland South Korea
UK          Taiwan
USA         Turkey
-----------------------------
                                                                         page 27

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBHVBUSF

DB Balanced Currency Harvest Index
Performance Analysis

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Performance Analysis     Currency Harvest USD
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)
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Annualised Returns                 13.5%
Volatility                         11.0%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)                0.95
Maximum Drawdown                  -28.0%
 Start Date                       Aug-08
 End Date                         Sep-10
Max Monthly Consec. Loss          -26.6%
 Start Date                       Aug-08
 End Date                         Feb-09
Max/Min Returns
 Rolling 12 Months          41.6%/-24.7%
 Rolling 3 Months           16.8%/-26.6%
Average Monthly Return              1.1%
% Months with Gains                72.1%
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Monthly Returns Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008   2009  2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan      4.2%  2.9%  2.6%  2.4%  1.7%  2.3%  0.4%  1.9%  -2.1%  -0.8% -1.9%
Feb      2.9% -6.6%  1.0%  2.2%  3.5%  2.2%  2.7%  0.7%  -0.6%   3.2% -0.1%
Mar     -0.6%  3.2%  3.5% -1.4% -0.2% -0.4% -3.5%  2.6%  -4.5%   3.7%  2.3%
Apr      1.8%  2.9%  1.6%  9.4% -2.0%  2.2% -0.2%  3.2%   6.4%   3.4%  2.7%
May      1.4%  2.4%  1.0%  1.0% -1.6%  4.2% -6.5%  3.3%   2.9%   2.3% -3.7%
Jun      0.5%  2.1% -5.3%  4.5%  0.8%  2.9%  2.0%  3.2%  -0.2%   3.2% -1.9%
Jul      3.2% -2.8% -2.6%  0.1%  2.9%  0.6%  4.2% -0.1%   4.1%   2.6%  3.6%
Aug      0.5%  0.2%  3.3%  1.4%  1.3% -0.5%  3.5% -3.6%  -1.8%   0.9% -2.3%
Sep      0.5% -3.0%  0.4%  1.8%  2.4%  4.6% -0.5%  5.1%  -7.3%   1.6%  4.0%
Oct      2.7%  3.6%  3.0%  1.9%  0.5%  1.9%  3.6%  3.6% -13.4%   1.2%
Nov      1.6%  5.7%  6.1%  2.4%  2.4%  2.8% -1.2% -3.5%  -2.4%  -1.6%
Dec      0.5%  4.7%  3.2%  2.5%  1.8% -2.5%  3.7%  1.5%  -3.9%   2.3%
Ann Rtn 20.8% 15.6% 18.7% 31.8% 14.0% 22.0%  7.7% 18.9% -21.9%  24.2%  2.5%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. The DB Currency Harvest
Index has been retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to October
19, 2005. Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do
not reflect actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
how the Index will perform in the future. The performance of any investment
product based on the DB Currency Harvest Index would have been lower than the
Index as a result of fees and/or costs.
                                                                         page 28

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 DB Balanced Currency Harvest Index
Certain Risks

[]   THE DB BALANCED CURRENCY HARVEST INDEX HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY:
     Publication of the Index began on October 19, 2005. Therefore, the Index
     has very limited performance history, and no actual investment which
     allowed a tracking of the performance of the Index was possible before that
     date.

[]   STRATEGY RISK: The strategy reflected in the DB Currency Harvest Index
     takes the view that by taking long positions in high yielding currencies
     and short positions in low yielding currencies, an investor's gain from
     interest rate differentials in the high yielding jurisdictions will exceed
     any potential losses from currency rate risk. The Index Sponsor provides no
     assurance that this expectation is or will remain valid. Various market
     factors and circumstances at any time and over any period could cause and
     have in the past caused investors to become more risk averse to high
     yielding currencies. Such risk aversion is greater with respect to the
     non-G10 currencies, which may be volatile and subject to large
     fluctuations, devaluations, exchange controls and inconvertibility.

[]   GAINS IN COMPONENTS OF THE DB CURRENCY HARVEST INDEX MAY BE OFFSET BY
     LOSSES IN OTHER INDEX COMPONENTS: The DB Currency Harvest Index is composed
     of multiple currency positions. Any gain in one position may be offset by a
     loss in another position.

[]   CURRENCY MARKETS MAY BE HIGHLY VOLATILE: Currency markets may be highly
     volatile, particularly in relation to emerging or developing nations'
     currencies and, in certain market conditions, also in relation to developed
     nations' currencies. The DB Currency Harvest Index components may include
     emerging market countries that are more exposed to the risk of swift
     political change and economic downturns than their industrialized
     counterparts. Political or economic instability is likely to have an
     adverse effect on the performance of the DB Currency Harvest Index.

                                                                         page 29

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBSMARTD

DB SMART USD Index
Overview

[]   The DB SMART Index seeks to capture returns generated by changes in the
     slope of the USD yield curve

[]   The index methodolo gy implements dynamic long or short "steepener"
     positions in order to benefit from relative changes in short-term and
     long-term interest rates
     []   A steepener is constructed with long/short forward starting interest
          rate swaps, duration -weighted to remain neutral to small parallel
          shifts in the yield curve
          --   Long steepener: 1mo forward 2yr Swap (fixed rate receiver) + 1mo
               forward 10yr Swap (fixed rate payer)
          --   Short steepener: 1mo forward 2yr Swap (fixed rate payer) + 1mo
               forward 10yr Swap (fixed rate receiver)

[]   The rules-based methodology uses a 2-criteria process to determine the
     appropriate trading strategy to generate alpha based on recent changes in
     the USD yield curve or the relative value between short-term and long-term
     interest rates
     []   Criteria 1: Recent changes in the 3-month USD Libor rate measured by
          the percentage change month over month
     []   Criteria 2: The current slope of the USD yield curve measured by the
          "carry" of a 1-month forward starting steepener position (receiving
          2-year swap rate while paying 10-year swap rate)

[]   NOTE: DB SMART is included 5x levered and on a total return basis in Liquid
     Alpha

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                                                                         page 30

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBSMARTD

DB SMART USD Index
Performance Analysis (5x Total Return)

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Performance Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Performance Analysis     db SMART 5x USD TR
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annualised Returns                  5.5%
Volatility                          2.9%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)                0.85
Maximum Drawdown                   -7.1%
 Start Date                       Mar-08
 End Date                         May-09
Max Monthly Consec. Loss           -3.8%
 Start Date                       Nov-08
 End Date                         Dec-08
Max/Min Returns
 Rolling 12 Months           14.7%/-3.8%
 Rolling 3 Months             5.6%/-4.3%
Average Monthly Return              0.5%
% Months with Gains                77.9%

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Monthly Returns Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2000   2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan     0.4%  -0.1%  0.4%  0.6% -0.3%  1.5%  0.3%  0.5%  1.2%  1.3%  0.7%
Feb     0.6%   0.4%  0.0% -0.3%  0.5%  0.4%  0.9%  0.3%  1.6%  1.4%  0.2%
Mar    -0.5%   2.0% -0.3%  1.0%  0.0%  0.4% -0.3%  0.0% -0.3% -0.3%  0.3%
Apr     0.5%   1.6%  0.4%  0.3%  0.0%  0.5% -0.4%  0.7% -1.8%  1.3% -0.2%
May     0.6%   1.2%  0.4% -1.2%  0.0%  0.9%  0.8%  0.8%  0.1%  3.0%  0.5%
Jun     0.6%   0.6%  1.3%  0.8%  0.3%  0.7%  0.5% -0.5% -0.1% -0.3%  0.4%
Jul     1.0%   0.9%  2.0%  3.0%  0.1%  0.3%  0.3%  0.0%  0.3%  0.5% -0.2%
Aug     0.3%   0.6% -0.9% -1.0%  0.2%  0.5%  0.8%  0.9% -0.1%  0.4% -0.6%
Sep     1.1%   2.1%  0.2% -0.3%  0.9%  0.5%  0.7% -0.5% -0.5% -0.4%  0.7%
Oct     0.6%   1.3%  1.4% -0.1%  0.2%  0.0%  0.6%  0.5%  1.3%  1.1%
Nov     0.4%   0.7% -0.4% -0.6%  0.8%  0.5%  0.9%  0.6% -3.8%  0.1%
Dec     0.5%   1.3%  0.8%  1.1%  0.8%  0.8%  0.4%  0.2%  0.4%  1.4%
Ann Rtn 6.4%  13.2%  5.5%  3.3%  3.6%  7.1%  5.5%  3.4% -1.9% 10.0%  1.8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. The DB Smart Index has
been retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to July 15, 2007.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the DB Smart Index would have been lower than the Index as a result of fees
and/or costs.
                                                                         page 31

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 DB SMART USD Index
Certain Risks

[]   THE DB SMART USD INDEX HAS LIMITED PERFORMANCE HISTORY: Publication of the
     Index began on July 15, 2007. Therefore, the Index has very limited actual
     performance history, and no actual investment which allowed a tracking of
     the performance of the Index was possible before that date.

[]   STRATEGY RISK: The DB SMART USD Index reflects an investment strategy that
     systematically selects steepening or flattening positions in relation to
     the USD yield curve based on signals of a rate cutting or rate hiking cycle
     or the implied positive or negative carry in those positions in order to
     capture returns generated by changes in the slope of the USD yield curve.
     If the slope of the USD yield curve does not behave in the manner indicated
     by the signals or remains flat or nearly flat for extended periods, the
     value of the DB SMART USD Index could be adversely affected.

[]   LEVERAGED EXPOSURE TO THE DB SMART USD INDEX: Positive or negative returns
     generated by the DB SMART USD Index are five times leveraged before being
     assigned a weighting in Liquid Alpha by the Optimized Asset Allocation
     Model. If the investment strategy reflected by the DB SMART USD Index does
     not generate positive results, the contribution of the DB SMART USD Index
     to Liquid Alpha will be the weighted, leveraged negative performance of the
     DB SMART USD Index.
                                                                         page 32

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBMMFED1

DB Fed Funds Index
Overview

[]   The DB Fed Funds Total Return Index measures the accrual of a deposit
     invested at the inter-bank overnight interest rate (Fed Funds). The
     deposit is compounded (reinvested) daily, with a 360-day year convention.
     Fed Funds refers to the rate published at the close of business in New
     York.
                                                                         page 33

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BBG:
DBMMFED1

DB Fed Funds Index
Performance Analysis

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Performance Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Performance Analysis     FEDFUNDS
(Jan 99 through Sep 10)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annualised Returns            3.0%
Volatility                    0.2%
Sharpe Ratio (3.03%)             -
Maximum Drawdown                 -
 Start Date                      -
 End Date                        -
Max Monthly Consec. Loss         -
 Start Date                      -
 End Date                        -
Max/Min Returns
 Rolling 12 Months               -
 Rolling 3 Months                -
Average Monthly Return        0.2%
% Months with Gains         100.0%
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Monthly Returns Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan     0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Feb     0.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Mar     0.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Apr     0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
May     0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Jun     0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Jul     0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Aug     0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Sep     0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Oct     0.6% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0%
Nov     0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Dec     0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Ann Rtn 6.5% 4.1% 1.7% 1.1% 1.4% 3.3% 5.1% 5.3% 2.0% 0.2% 0.1%
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*Source: Deutsche Bank, 2010, Bloomberg Finance L.P. The DB Fed Funds Index has
been retrospectively calculated and did not exist prior to October 15, 2007.
Accordingly, the results shown during the retrospective periods do not reflect
actual returns. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of how the Index
will perform in the future. The performance of any investment product based on
the DB Fed Funds Index would have been lower than the Index as a result of fees
and/or costs.
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