PENDING
VIX Short Term Exchange Traded Note (CS VELOCITY SHARES)
SETTLEMENT FUND: TBD
FILING DEADLINE: TBD
CASE NUMBER:
18-cv-2268 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
CLASS PERIOD:
NON-SETTLING DEFENDANTS
Credit Suisse (CS)
ELIGIBLE CLASS
Investors who purchase or otherwise acquired Credit Suisse VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term Exchange traded notes during the Class Period.
PROPOSED INSTRUMENTS
Credit Suisse VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term Exchange Traded Notes.
Preliminary Allegations
The complaint alleges that the ProShares’ Defendants filed numerous financial reports and draft prospectuses and/or registration statements with the SEC during the Class Period that contained misstatements. Specifically, the Class Period filings failed to disclose that the Fund was certain to suffer catastrophic losses when faced with significant market turbulence as a result of the Funds flawed design and the low-volatility environment and acute liquidity risks that existed during the Class Period.
Case Summary
Class action on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased shares of ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF pursuant to the May 15, 2017 registration statement, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Act of 1933, and/or during the period from May 15, 2017 to February 5, 2018, inclusive, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Plaintiff Law Firm: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
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BRIEF COMPANY PROFILE
Name: PROSHARES SHORT VIX ST FUTURE
Country: United States
Industry: Equity Fund
Sector: Funds