sebi:EAD-6/PM-AB/61/2018-19

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-04-03 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee held liable and penalty imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 4(2)(a)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(2)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(7)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(8)

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options at BSE, and a monetary penalty of Rs. 21,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 2 of 19 Regulation 4(1), 4(2) (a) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices related to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 3 of 19 for significant change in the contract price which indicates that these trades are artificial and are non-genuine in nature. d) A summary of dealings of the Noticee in the 113 Stock Options contracts in which the Noticee executed non-genuine reversal trades during the Investigation Period are as under: Table 1: Summary of trading of the Noticee in Illiquid Stock Options on BSE S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Artificial trades of the Noticee in the contract to Total trades in the contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 ABNV15APR1650.00CEW1 27.00 12000 20.55 12000 17% 13% 2 ADEL15APR600.00CEW1 13.95 15000 6.25 15000 25% 21% 3 ALBK15FEB95.00CE 11.00 48000 7.00 48000 33% 47% 4 AMBC15APR260.00PEW2 10.90 45000 5.25 45000 33% 29% 5 AMTK15APR135.00PEW2 6.90 30000 2.75 30000 50% 38% 6 ANBK15MAR95.00PEW2 12.26 108000 7.80 108000 100% 100% 7 APLT15APR160.00PEW2 4.00 46000 0.75 46000 50% 56% 8 ARVI15APR270.00CEW1 6.00 25000 2.25 25000 17% 14% 9 ARVI15FEB290.00CE 21.66 118000 11.50 118000 80% 73% 10 ARVI15MAR290.00CEW2 29.80 95000 14.38 95000 83% 84% 11 ASPL15APR800.00CE 36.00 100000 16.00 100000 50% 38% 12 ASPL15APR840.00PE 42.50 81500 18.00 81500 25% 37% 13 AUPL15APR1170.00PEW2 27.75 15000 13.00 15000 50% 50% 14 AUPL15JUN1440.00CE 60.

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 4 of 19 S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Artificial trades of the Noticee in the contract to Total trades in the contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 19 BHEL15APR220.00CEW2 18.60 20000 15.50 20000 11% 3% 20 BHEL15APR220.00PEW2 0.90 30000 0.10 30000 100% 100% 21 BHEL15APR225.00CEW2 11.60 10000 8.00 10000 100% 100% 22 BHEL15APR255.00PEW2 23.83 20000 19.15 20000 57% 50% 23 BHEL15MAR240.00CEW1 36.00 10000 28.00 10000 15% 6% 24 BHFL15APR1320.00CEW1 16.90 13000 7.25 13000 17% 10% 25 BHRT15APR390.00PEW2 5.75 45000 2.05 45000 25% 24% 26 BIOC15APR440.00CEW1 5.90 25000 1.05 25000 14% 11% 27 BIOC15FEB420.00CE 24.20 76000 11.91 76000 100% 100% 28 BOBL15MAR175.00CE 13.10 25000 5.10 25000 13% 3% 29 BOBL15MAR180.00CEW2 4.40 332500 0.20 332500 100% 100% 30 BOIL15APR200.00PEW2 3.95 48000 1.00 48000 50% 52% 31 BOIL15MAR230.00PE 7.10 312000 0.70 312000 10% 16% 32 BOIL15MAR240.00CE 4.80 430000 0.15 430000 25% 43% 33 CANB15APR360.00PE 8.10 100000 3.40 100000 50% 53% 34 CANB15APR370.00PE 10.05 40000 18.00 40000 13% 8% 35 CANB15FEB390.00CEW3 28.30 115000 14.68 115000 100% 100% 36 CANB15MAR450.00CE 3.50 45000 0.20 45000 100% 100% 37 CARN15MAR225.00CEW2 10.89 201000 5.80 201000 100% 100% 38 CARN15MAR230.00CEW1 22.41 82000 12.40 82000 26% 16% 39 CARN15MAR24

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