sebi:ORDER/JJ/MG/2022-2023/15802

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-07-02 · Jeny John, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticee was held liable for violating Regulations 3(a), 3(b) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine synchronized reversal trades that created artificial volume, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Page 2 of 14 Regulation 4 (1), 4(2) (a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

Page 3 of 14 counterparty at a substantial price difference without any basis for significant change in the contract price which indicates that this trade was artificial and is non-genuine in nature.

Page 4 of 14 said contract in the market was 100% (22,000 being total market volume in the contract) during this period. Hence, it is alleged that by two trades Noticee executed a total volume of 22000 units which was artificial and non-genuine in nature.

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