sebi:EAD-7/BJD/VS/2019-20/2716

SEBI · SEBI · B J Dilip, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs 5,00,000 imposed on the Noticee under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992

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

• M/s Raikot Finance and Investment Pvt Ltd

Holding

The Noticee 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 illiquid BSE stock options creating artificial volume. A monetary penalty of Rs 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 was imposed on the Noticee.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Raikot Finance and Investment Pvt Ltd Page 2 of 20 non-genuine trades in Stock Options Segment of BSE during the investigation period. The following points narrate the dealings of the Noticee during the investigation period and the allegations against it for execution of non-genuine trades.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Raikot Finance and Investment Pvt Ltd Page 3 of 20 b) Number of non-genuine trades of Noticee had significantly contributed to the total no. of trades from the market in the above contracts, as a substantial 9% to 100% of the trades that happened in the aforementioned contracts were due to non-genuine trades executed by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s Raikot Finance and Investment Pvt Ltd Page 4 of 20 satisfied that penalty is liable, impose such penalty deemed fit in terms of Rule 5 of SEBI Adjudication Rules 1995 and Section 15HA of SEBI Act.

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