sebi:Order/KS/AA/2018-19/2380

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-04-03 · K Saravan, Chief General Manager & Adjudicating Officer

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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. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 15I(1)

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Shri Rakesh Garg

Holding

The Noticee, Shri Rakesh Garg, was found to have violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing 101 non-genuine reversal trades in 29 stock option contracts on BSE, and a penalty of Rs. 6,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 18 crore units or 54.68% of the total market volume in stock options segment of BSE during the Investigation Period. It was observed that Shri Rakesh Garg (hereinafter referred to as the “Noticee”) was one of the various entities which indulged in execution of reversal trades in stock options segment of BSE during the Investigation Period. Such trades were observed to be non-genuine in nature and created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of artificial volumes in stock options and therefore alleged to be manipulative, deceptive in nature. In view of the same, SEBI initiated adjudication proceedings against the Noticee for 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”). APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Page 3 of 18 5. It was inter alia alleged in the SCN that the Noticee had executed 101 non genuine trades in 29 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 1,26,71,500 units. The Noticee made a loss of approx. Rs. 1,88,74,150 by executing non genuine trades during the IP. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in 29 Stock Options contracts, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the IP, is as follows: S. No. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (No. of units) Avg. Sell Rate Total Sell Volume (No. of units) % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee in the contract to Noticee's Total trades in the Contract % of Non Genuine trades of Noticee 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 ADEL15JUN85.00PE 3.44 220000 0.05 120000 100% 50% 71% 35% 2 ANBK15MAY65.00PEW2 1.73 120000 0.05 120000 100% 100% 100% 100% 3 BAJT15APR2040.00PE 50.00 73750 10.00 73750 100% 9% 100% 34% 4 CARN15MAR250.00PE 28.00 192000 15.00 192000 100% 18% 100% 31% 5 EXID15MAR190.00PE 6.00 376000 2.00 376000 100% 25% 100% 37% 6 HDBK15MAR1060.00PE 21.00 32000 7.00 32000 100% 20% 100% 9% 7 HDIL15APR80.00PEW2 1.95 264000 0.05 264000 100% 100% 100% 100% 8 IDBI15JUL75.00CEW2 2.30 32000 0.10 32000 100% 33% 100% 20% 9 IDBI15MAY60.00PEW2 2.10 452000 0.08 452000 100% 73% 10

Page 4 of 18 23 UCOB15APR50.00PEW2 1.59 348000 0.05 348000 100% 100% 100% 100% 24 UCOB15APR55.00PEW2 2.28 468000 0.05 468000 100% 26% 100% 21% 25 UCOB15FEB80.00CEW2 3.10 280000 0.20 280000 100% 67% 100% 85% 26 UCOB15JUN55.00PEW1 1.72 316000 0.10 316000 100% 31% 100% 17% 27 UCOB15JUN70.00CEW1 2.59 188000 0.10 188000 100% 100% 100% 100% 28 UCOB15JUN75.00CEW1 2.39 188000 0.10 188000 100% 100% 100% 100% 29 UCOB15MAY70.00CEW2 2.55 20000 0.05 20000 100% 100% 100% 100%

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