sebi:EAD-2/AO/42/2012
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Facts / Headnote
Show cause notice dismissed; allegations not established; matter disposed of
Provisions invoked
- s. 15H
- s. 15
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 7
- Reg. 3
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer concluded that the alleged violations of the PFUTP Regulations and the Code of Conduct under the Broker Regulations were not established against the Noticee, and the matter was disposed of without penalty.
Full text
Page 2 of 9 2. SEBI has therefore, initiated adjudication proceedings under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “Act”) against the Noticee to inquire and adjudge the alleged violations of the provisions of Regulations 4 (1), 4(2)(a) and 4 (2)(g) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the “PFUTP Regulations”) and Regulation 7 read with Clause A (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Code of Conduct specified under Schedule II of the SEBI (Stock Brokers & Sub Brokers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the “Broker Regulations”).
Page 3 of 9 5. The allegation against the Noticee was that it was trading along with a few brokers in a particular pattern which appeared to be circular/ synchronized in nature. It was alleged that the Noticee created artificial volume in the scrip of SKS and mislead genuine investors by giving them the impression that the scrip is being actively traded when that was actually not the case. The time difference between most of the buy and sell orders executed where within one minute and that such transactions were in the nature of synchronized trades.
Page 4 of 9 relationships between its client or the counter party broker or their clients, if any. c. The Noticee denies that there was a lack of due diligence on its part with respect to trading done by clients through our trading terminal. As stated above, while the client was placing buy/sale orders through our terminal, it is neither possible to know the counter party broker nor the client's intention of executing synchronized trades, if any. As regards the time difference between the buy and sell order being less than a minute, it is submitted that as soon as a broker tries to execute the orders as soon as possible it receives the same for purchase/sell of shares as the market is volatile and the prices of the scrips change every moment. This is also evidenced from the fact that it is general practice in the stock market that brokers always appoint/hire those persons for executing transactions on the bolt/trading screen who are particularly quick in executing transactions or placing orders. Thus it is incorrect to conclude that the transactions were synchronized.
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