sebi:Order/AS/VC/2024-25/31289

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-04-30 · Asha Shetty, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations established; monetary penalty of ₹5,00,000 imposed on the Noticee under Section 15HA of SEBI Act.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11B
• s. 11
• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 26

Parties

• Sitaram Jayant

Holding

The Noticee was found to have 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 at BSE that created artificial volume, and a penalty of ₹5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Sitaram Jayant in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 16 2. Pursuant to investigation by SEBI, it was observed that during IP, a total of 2,91,744 trades comprising substantial 81.41% of all the trades executed in Stock Options of BSE were trades which involved reversal of buy and sell positions by the clients and counterparties in a contract. The investigation revealed that 14,720 entities were involved in executing non-genuine trades in BSE’s Stock Options segment during the investigation period. It was observed that Sitaram Jayant (PAN – AXUPJ6002E) (hereinafter referred to as the “Noticee”) was one of the various entities who indulged in execution of reversal trades in stock options segment of BSE during the IP. Such trades were alleged to be non-genuine in nature and created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options and therefore were alleged to be manipulative and deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for alleged violation of the provisions of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Sitaram Jayant in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 16 penalty should not be imposed on it for the alleged violations of the provisions of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations.

Adjudication Order in respect of Sitaram Jayant in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 16 (c) It was also found that during investigation period, Noticee had traded only in one contract i.e., HDFC15JUL1080.00PE, therefore 100% of trade of the Noticee during the investigation period was in the contract of HDFC15JUL1080.00PE only. (d) Total trade volume of Notice was 18.18% of the total volume traded in the HDFC15JUL1080.00PE contract.

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