sebi:AO/SBM/EAD-1/04/2019
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- M/s Amrit Fresh Pvt. Ltd.
Holding
The Noticee, M/s Amrit Fresh Pvt. Ltd., was found to have violated Regulation 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 20 non-genuine reversal trades in 4 illiquid Stock Option contracts on BSE, generating artificial volume of 1,01,76,000 units. A penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Page 2 of 16 contract on the same day. It was also observed that the aforesaid trades resulted into creation of artificial volume to the tune of 826.21 crore units or 54.68% of the total market volume in the Stock Options segment of BSE during the investigation period. In view of the large scale reversal of trades that were observed in the illiquid Stock Options segment at BSE, it is alleged that these trades were non-genuine in nature.
Page 3 of 16 provisions of section 15HA of the SEBI Act for the aforementioned alleged violation of the provisions of law by the Noticee. SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, HEARING AND REPLY
Page 4 of 16 trades in the Contract the Contract Total Volume in the Contract the Contract 1 ALLD15APR60.00CEW1 7.75 1000000 4.75 1000000 100% 50% 100% 71% 2 ANBK15APR70.00CEW2 9.00 2288000 5.50 2288000 100% 100% 100% 100% 3 DISH15APR70.00CEW1 8.25 800000 4.75 800000 100% 100% 100% 100% 4 NHPC15APR16.00CEW1 3.60 4980000 3.24 4980000 13% 6% 20% 9%
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