sebi:ORDER/SBM/KL/2021-22/13641
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 28A
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- Mr. Abhimanyu Argal
Holding
The Noticee was held liable for executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options at BSE, creating artificial volume and a false or misleading appearance of trading, in violation of Regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Adjudication Order in the matter of Dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 23 It was also observed that the aforesaid trades resulted into alleged creation of artificial volume to the tune of 826.21 crore units or 54.68% of the total market volume in the Stock Options segment of BSE during the investigation period. In view of the large scale reversal of trades that were observed in the illiquid Stock Options segment at BSE, it is alleged that these trades were non-genuine in nature.
Adjudication Order in the matter of Dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 23 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, HEARING AND REPLY
Adjudication Order in the matter of Dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 23 iv. It is further observed from the trade data of the Noticee that it has allegedly entered into non- genuine trades in 1 contract wherein he executed a total of 4 trades all of which were, prima facie, non-genuine trades. In view of this, it is alleged that such fraudulent trades of the Noticee had resulted into creation of artificial volume of total 2,94,000, units. v. In this regard, details of all the alleged non-genuine trades of the Noticee in Stock Option Segment of BSE during relevant period are attached as Annexure B. From the perusal of the trade data of the alleged non-genuine trades of the Noticee, it is observed that Noticee has allegedly executed non-genuine trades in 1 contracts. The total volume of 2,94,000, units generated by the Noticee in these 1 contracts due to its alleged non-genuine trades was artificial volume generated by the Noticee in the stock option segment of BSE. These alleged non-genuine trades, executed by Noticee in above contracts, had significant differential in buy rates and sell rates considering that the trades were reversed on same day. vi. In view of the foregoing, it is alleged that the Noticee, by indulging in execution of reversal trades in Stock Options with same entities on the same day, which were non-genuine in nature, has created false or misleading appearance of trading in the aforementioned contracts traded in the option segment of BSE.
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