sebi:BS/AO-33/2008
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Facts / Headnote
Violation established; penalty of Rs.2,00,000 imposed
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15J
- s. 15H
Regulations
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4
Parties
- Todi Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Holding
Todi Securities Pvt. Ltd. executed 391 structured/synchronised trades in the scrip of JOL creating an artificial market, violating Regulations 4(1), 4(2)(a), (b), (e), (g) and (n) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003 and Clauses A(1)-(5) of Broker Code of Conduct, and was imposed a penalty of Rs.2,00,000 under Sections 15HA and 15HB of SEBI Act, 1992.
Full text
- 2 - and (n) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 and Clauses A(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Code of Conduct under Regulation 7 of SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub brokers) Regulations, 1992.
- 3 - a) indulging in an act which creates false or misleading appearance of trading in the securities market; (b) dealing in a security not intended to effect transfer of beneficial ownership but intended to operate only as a device to inflate, depress or cause fluctuations in the price of such security for wrongful gain or avoidance of loss; (e) any act or omission amounting to manipulation of the price of a security; (g) entering into a transaction in securities without intention of performing it or without intention of change of ownership of such security; (n) circular transactions in respect of a security entered into between intermediaries in order to increase commission to provide a false appearance of trading in such security or to inflate, depress or cause fluctuations in the price of such security;
- 4 - schemes or spread rumours with a view to distorting market equilibrium or making personal gains. Clause A (4) Malpractices: A stock-broker shall not create false market either singly or in concert with others or indulge in any act detrimental to the investors interest or which leads to interference with the fair and smooth functioning of the market. A stock-broker shall not involve himself in excessive speculative business in the market beyond reasonable levels not commensurate with his financial soundness. Clause A (5) Compliance with statutory requirements: A stock- broker shall abide by all the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations issued by the Government, the Board and the stock exchange from time to time as may be applicable to him.
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