sebi:Order/KS/AA/2019-20/3331

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

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Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A
• s. 15I(1)

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• S. Sukumar HUF

Holding

No final holding is shown in the supplied excerpt; it ends during the officer’s analysis of the alleged reversal trades.

Full text

Page 2 of 29 crore units or 54.68% of the total market volume in stock options segment of BSE during the Investigation Period. It was observed that S. Sukumar HUF (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”).

Page 3 of 29 of the SEBI Act for the violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee. 5. It was inter alia alleged in the SCN that the Noticee had executed 109 non genuine trades in 54 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 36,12,000 units. The Noticee made a profit of approx. Rs. 1,28,59,900 by executing non genuine trades during the I.P. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in 54 Stock Options contracts, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the I.P, 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 ABNV15JUL1590.00PEW2 15.00 20000 20.00 20000 100% 100% 100% 100% 2 ACCL15SEP1290.00PE 3.25 24000 12.00 24000 100% 50% 100% 71% 3 ASPL15JUL820.00CE 5.05 27000 8.35 27000 100% 33% 100% 32% 4 ASPL15SEP840.00CE 10.25 26000 19.00 26000 100% 100% 100% 100% 5 AUPL15AUG1230.00PE 3.25 21000 12.00 21000 100% 100% 100% 100% 6 AUPL15SEP840.00CE 2.35 42000 12.00 42000 100% 100% 100% 100% 7 AXIS15AUG680.00CE 1.25 50000 3.25 50000 100% 33% 100% 30% 8 AXIS15JUL480.00PEW3 2.00 15000

Page 4 of 29 17 CENT15AUG660.00PE 17.00 45000 25.85 45000 100% 50% 100% 47% 18 CENT15JUL740.00CE 4.25 29000 16.00 29000 100% 20% 100% 20% 19 CENT15SEP600.00PE 1.00 40000 3.00 40000 100% 25% 100% 30% 20 CENT15SEP740.00CE 35.25 25000 54.00 25000 100% 100% 100% 100% 21 CESC15JUL600.00CE 2.05 27000 4.35 27000 100% 100% 100% 100% 22 CESC15SEP540.00PE 2.15 37000 11.00 37000 100% 25% 100% 27% 23 CESC15SEP620.00CE 3.25 36000 12.00 36000 100% 17% 100% 16% 24 CIPL15AUG700.00CE 10.25 45000 18.00 45000 100% 25% 100% 36% 25 CIPL15JUL600.00PE 3.15 40000 6.00 40000 100% 33% 100% 30% 26 CIPL15JUL680.00CE 7.25 42000 13.00 42000 100% 50% 100% 46% 27 CIPL15SEP560.00PE 4.75 40000 8.00 40000 100% 25% 100% 28% 28 CIPL15SEP600.00PE 2.75 25000 12.00 25000 100% 15% 100% 13% 29 COAL15AUG460.00CE 3.15 49000 8.00 49000 100% 100% 100% 100% 30 COAL15JUL450.00CE 1.25 46000 4.20 46000 100% 33% 100% 31% 31 COLG15AUG1770.00PE 23.00 20000 39.00 20000 100% 100% 100% 100% 32 COLG15AUG2130.00CE 37.00 20000 54.00 20000 100% 100% 100% 100% 33 DABU15AUG220.00PE 2.15 40000 4.25 40000 100% 50% 100% 50% 34 DABU15JUL230.00PE 1.25 50000 3.15 50000 100% 50% 100% 41% 35 DHFL15AUG290.00PE 2.25 42000 5.90 42000 100% 50% 100% 46% 36 DIVI15AUG1950.00CE 36.00 15000 59.00 15000 100% 100% 100% 100% 37 HDBK15AUG1170.00CE 5.65 20000 14.00 20000 100% 13% 100% 11% 38 HDFC15AUG1050.00PE 6.00 25000 18.00 25000 100% 33% 100% 45% 39 HDFC15AUG1110.00PE 5.25 22000 14.00 22000 100% 17% 100% 22% 40 HDFC15AUG1140.00PE 24.00 20000 36.00 20000

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