sebi:EAD-7/BJD/VS/2018-19/2440

SEBI · SEBI · B J Dilip, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Allegations of non-genuine trades upheld; penalty imposed under Section 15HA of SEBI Act (amount not specified in excerpt)

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15I(1)

Regulations

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

Parties

• Radha Smelters Limited

Holding

The Noticee, Radha Smelters Limited, was found to have violated Regulations 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in 21 stock options contracts on BSE, generating artificial volume of 72,71,000 units.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Radha Smelters Limited Page 2 of 25 Options Segment of BSE during the investigation period. The following points narrate the dealings of the Noticee during the investigation period and the

Adjudication Order in respect of Radha Smelters Limited Page 3 of 25 S. No Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volum e (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) Total Sell Volum e (no. of units) Number of non genuine trades executed by Entity in the Contract Total number of trades executed by the Entity in the Contract Total number of trades execute d in the contract % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total trades in the Contract % of Non Genuine trades of Entity in the contract to Total trades in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generate d by Noticee in the contract to Noticee’ s Total Volume in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generate d by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 16 IIBK15MAR920.00PE 16.50 96500 32.00 96500 2 2 4 100% 50% 100% 50% 17 IOBL15JUN30.00CE 4.30 168000 7.30 168000 2 2 8 100% 25% 100% 40% 18 RANB15MAR800.00CE 12.00 58000 29.00 58000 2 2 12 100% 17% 100% 7% 19 SMIL14DEC340.00CEW1 1.65 30000 10.90 30000 2 2 2 100% 100% 100% 100% 20 TATP15JUL65.00PEW4 0.05 200000 2.55 200000 2 3 11 67% 18% 96% 35% 21 VOLT15MAR290.00PE 5.00 198000 11.80 198000 2 2 6 100% 33% 100% 47%

Adjudication Order in respect of Radha Smelters Limited Page 4 of 25 7. In view of the foregoing, it was alleged that the Noticee, indulged in execution of reversal of trades in Stock Options with same entities on the same day. Such trades are non-genuine in nature and have created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options and therefore alleged to be manipulative, deceptive in nature. Thus, it was alleged that the Noticee had violated the provisions of Regulation 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2) (a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003.

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