sebi:Order/BM/LD/2021-22/14577

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-09-23 · Barnali Mukherjee, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations, 2003

Provisions invoked

Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 3(a), (b), (c) & (d) and Regulation 4(1) & 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock option contracts at BSE, and a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Kumar Todi HUF 2 | P a g e in the matter of dealings in illiquid Stock Options at BSE

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Kumar Todi HUF 3 | P a g e in the matter of dealings in illiquid Stock Options at BSE Sl. no Contract name Avg. buy rate (Rs.) Total buy volume (no. of units) Avg. sell rate (Rs.) Total sell volum e (no. of units) Total Volume in the Contrac t

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjudication Order in respect of Ashok Kumar Todi HUF 4 | P a g e in the matter of dealings in illiquid Stock Options at BSE (c) BSE and SEBI have permitted trading in options for ‘far months’ with a strike price which is at large variance to current market price. (d) The trades were executed on the BSE with due compliance of all rules and regulations. (e) There was no warning or observation about the scrip in question. (f) None of the trades are deceptive in nature or have any impact on the investors or their investment decision which is a sine qua non of “fraud”. (g) There is no question of transfer of beneficial ownership in options segment, since at the end of the settlement cycle only net loss/profit is adjusted. (h) The trades constituted a miniscule percentage of the total trades in the contract and could not have generated large volumes. (i) The trades were executed on the floor of the exchange with due compliance with all the rules and regulations of the exchanges. (j) No connection with counterparty and no relation with promoters /directors/key management persons of underlying scrips.

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