sebi:Order/AP/VS/2019-20/7271

SEBI · SEBI · Amit Pradhan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee held liable for violation of PFUTP Regulations; monetary penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Mr. Gopi Kishan Malani

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options, and is liable for penalty under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act. A monetary penalty of Rs. 10,20,000 was imposed upon Mr. Gopi Kishan Malani.

Full text

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Mr. Gopi Kishan Malani in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 13 further observed that the Noticee, by executing non genuine trades during the relevant period, registered a positive close out difference of ₹2,05,81,200/- approx. The trades entered by the Noticee were reversed on the same day within a very short span of time with same counterparty 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. The summary of dealings of Noticee in such 51 Stock Options contracts is as follows: Table 1 – Summary of dealings of the Noticee in contracts wherein the Noticee executed non- genuine trades S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (₹) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (́₹) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Non Genuin e trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee ’s Total trades in the Contrac t % of Non Genuine trades of Entity in the contract to Total trades in the Contract % 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 ADPW15AUG30.00CEW2 0.10 800000 0.70 800000 100% 43% 100% 77% 2 ADPW15JUL30.00CEW3 0.05 1164000 0.90 1164000 100% 50% 100% 84% 3 ALBK15AUG100.00CEW3 0.05

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Mr. Gopi Kishan Malani in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 13 S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (₹) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (́₹) Total Sell Volume (no. of units) % of Non Genuin e trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee ’s Total trades in the Contrac t % of Non Genuine trades of Entity in the contract to Total trades in the Contract % 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 26 IFCI15JUL30.00CEW2 0.05 248000 1.05 248000 100% 25% 100% 40% 27 IFCI15JUL30.00CEW3 0.10 104000 1.20 104000 100% 67% 100% 46% 28 INCM15JUL105.00CEW3 0.10 60000 1.40 60000 100% 100% 100% 100% 29 IOBL15AUG36.00PEW2 0.05 768000 1.05 768000 100% 38% 100% 54% 30 IOCL15JUL370.00PEW2 0.15 128000 2.10 128000 100% 50% 100% 86% 31 JAIA15AUG12.00CEW1 0.05 800000 0.60 1000000 67% 29% 89% 60% 32 JPPW15AUG6.00PEW1 0.07 1558000 1.39 1558000 100% 21% 100% 25% 33 LNTF15JUL70.00CEW2 0.10 480000 1.55 480000 100% 9% 100% 46% 34 MRFL15AUG40400.00CEW1 3290.0 0 500 6291.0 0 500 100% 100% 100% 100% 35 NHPC15AUG20.00CEW1 0.05 550000 0.90 660000 100% 13% 91% 17% 36 NHPC15JUL20.00CEW3 0.05 495000 1.05 495000 100% 13% 100% 21% 37 NHPC15JUL22.00CEW2 0.10 330000 1.60 330000 100% 15% 100% 42% 38 NHPC15JUL24.00CEW2 1.55 660000

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Mr. Gopi Kishan Malani in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 13 b. The alleged non-genuine trades have contributed significantly when compared with the total number of trades of the market in the above contracts. The non-genuine trades of the Noticee ranged from 9% to 100% of the total trades that had happened in the aforementioned contracts.

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