sebi:MC/DPS/2019-20/3495

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-05-31 · Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations, 2003

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

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

Parties

• Jaideep Halwasiya

Holding

The Noticee was held liable for violating Regulation 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options on BSE, and a penalty of Rs. 9,00,000/- was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Jaideep Halwasiya in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid options on the BSE Page 2 of 18 Noticee had violated Regulation 3(a),(b),(c),(d) and Regulation 4(1), 4(2)(a) SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices related to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter, referred to as “PFUTP Regulations, 2003”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Jaideep Halwasiya in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid options on the BSE Page 3 of 18 b) The Noticee is alleged to have engaged in 291 such reversal trades in 55 unique contracts, which led to generation of alleged artificial volume of 32817500 units, between March 10, 2015 and March 20, 2015. c) The trades entered by the Noticee were reversed on the same day with same counterparties at a substantial price difference without any basis 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 Noticee in 55 Stock Options contracts in which Noticee allegedly executed non genuine reversal trades during the Investigation Period, provided in the SCN is reproduced below- 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 Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Noticee’s Total Volume in the Contract % of Artificial Volume generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 ADPW15MAR60.00PEW3 8.23 632000 4.30 632000 100% 90% 2 ALBK15MAR85.00CEW2 21.85 280000 12.60 280000 100% 53% 3 AMBC15MAR240.00CEW3 18.11 346000 9.85 346000 100% 95% 4 ANBK15MAR65.00CEW2 17.93 464000 10.30 464000 100% 50% 5 ANBK15MAR80.00PE 1.30 400000 0.30 400000 100% 55% 6 ANBK15MAR90.00CE 1.10 800000 0.10 800000 100% 69% 7 BHEL15MAR240.00CEW2 20.13 402000 10.70 402000 100

Adjudication Order in respect of Jaideep Halwasiya in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid options on the BSE Page 4 of 18 22 DISH15MAR60.00CEW3 22.73 124000 14.55 124000 100% 22% 23 EXID15MAR205.00PEW2 32.00 452000 20.09 452000 100% 53% 24 FEDB15MAR120.00CEW2 19.36 222000 11.05 222000 100% 34% 25 HAIL15MAR300.00PEW2 18.90 340000 13.04 340000 100% 65% 26 HDBK15MAR1040.00CE 31.00 68250 16.34 68250 100% 12% 27 HDIL15MAR95.00CEW2 17.64 320000 10.40 320000 100% 56% 28 HNDL15MAR130.00CE 12.00 332000 6.00 332000 100% 58% 29 IDBI15MAR70.00CE 7.00 664000 2.50 664000 100% 33% 30 IIBK15MAR880.00CE 21.00 420000 9.20 420000 100% 72% 31 JSWE15MAR115.00CE 2.60 240000 0.10 240000 100% 6% 32 KARB15MAR130.00PE 2.60 240000 0.10 240000 100% 12% 33 LUPL15MAR1860.00CE 59.00 50250 38.00 50250 100% 53% 34 MARU15MAR3550.00PE 27.00 30000 7.00 30000 100% 10% 35 MFSL15MAR260.00CE 6.50 162000 2.50 162000 100% 19% 36 OBNK15MAR230.00CE 4.10 150000 0.10 150000 100% 13% 37 OBNK15MAR230.00PE 4.75 100000 0.75 100000 100% 12% 38 PFCL15MAR280.00CE 5.60 300000 3.60 300000 100% 19% 39 PNBK15MAR170.00PE 5.00 270000 1.30 270000 100% 27% 40 PNBK15MAR175.00PE 8.40 366250 4.30 366250 100% 100% 41 PTCI15MAR60.00CEW3 21.00 296000 12.00 296000 86% 56% 42 RLNF15MAR440.00CE 22.68 285000 13.94 285000 100% 44% 43 TISC15MAR320.00CE 16.30 150000 8.30 150000 100% 25% 44 TISC15MAR340.00PE 6.00 300000 3.00 300000 100% 83% 45 TITA15MAR380.00CEW3 34.20 452000 18.96 452000 100% 96% 46 TITA15MAR400.00CE 7.05 600000 4.30 600000 100% 72%

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