sebi:Order/KS/AA/2019-20/3415

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. 28A
• s. 15I(1)

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Shri Satya Narain Tulsian

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held that Shri Satya Narain Tulsian violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 120 non-genuine reversal trades in 54 stock option contracts on BSE, and imposed a penalty of Rs. 10,60,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 23 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 Satya Narain Tulsian (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 23 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 120 non genuine trades in 54 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 29,00,000 units. The Noticee made a profit of approx. Rs. 1,36,19,400 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 ABNV15JUL1680.00PE 1.35 20000 8.00 20000 100% 50% 100% 40% 2 ABNV15SEP2070.00CE 40.65 20000 59.00 20000 100% 33% 100% 35% 3 ACCL15JUL1320.00PEW2 16.00 5000 19.00 5000 100% 100% 100% 100% 4 ASPL15SEP780.00PE 5.25 52000 14.00 52000 100% 14% 100% 21% 5 AUPL15SEP675.00PE 3.65 39000 8.25 39000 100% 50% 100% 55% 6 AUPL15SEP690.00PE 13.00 42000 7.05 42000 100% 50% 100% 57% 7 AUPL15SEP795.00CE 10.25 37000 18.00 37000 100% 100% 100% 100% 8 AXIS15SEP540.00PE 5.65 54000 14.45 54000 100

Page 4 of 23 17 CESC15SEP620.00CE 10.25 27000 13.00 27000 100% 17% 100% 12% 18 CIPL15AUG700.00PE 7.25 28000 17.00 28000 100% 50% 100% 49% 19 CIPL15JUL560.00PEW3 1.15 40000 4.40 40000 100% 100% 100% 100% 20 CIPL15JUL620.00PE 1.05 30000 3.00 30000 100% 33% 100% 19% 21 CIPL15SEP680.00PE 8.25 29000 15.85 29000 100% 100% 100% 100% 22 CIPL15SEP740.00CEW1 6.55 27000 16.00 27000 100% 100% 100% 100% 23 COLG15MAY1950.00PE 14.80 25000 46.80 25000 100% 100% 100% 100% 24 COLG15MAY2100.00CE 24.00 30000 76.50 30000 100% 100% 100% 100% 25 DIVI15MAY1620.00PE 7.00 20000 27.00 20000 100% 50% 100% 74% 26 DIVI15MAY1890.00CE 21.00 40000 46.00 40000 100% 33% 100% 50% 27 DIVI15MAY1920.00CE 19.00 10000 59.00 10000 100% 25% 100% 17% 28 DRRL15APR3700.00CE 15.00 20000 25.00 20000 100% 50% 100% 44% 29 HDBK15AUG900.00PE 8.00 12000 17.00 12000 100% 50% 100% 29% 30 HDBK15JUL1080.00CEW3 10.00 12000 17.00 12000 100% 100% 100% 100% 31 HDBK15JUL880.00PE 6.00 12000 11.00 12000 100% 50% 100% 55% 32 ICIC15AUG260.00PEW3 1.25 30000 3.00 30000 100% 100% 100% 100% 33 IDEA15AUG150.00PE 0.55 50000 2.20 50000 100% 50% 100% 50% 34 IDFC15AUG130.00PE 0.40 50000 2.20 50000 100% 100% 100% 100% 35 IDFC15JUL175.00CEW4 0.45 60000 1.65 60000 100% 100% 100% 100% 36 JUST15AUG1080.00PE 5.00 36000 17.00 36000 100% 33% 100% 51% 37 MNML15SEP1260.00PE 23.25 32000 37.00 32000 100% 17% 100% 24% 38 PIDI15AUG460.00PE 5.00 20000 9.00 20000 100% 50% 100% 29% 39 PIDI15AUG640.00CE 6.00 20000 11.00 20000 100% 100% 100% 100% 40 PIDI15JUL480.00PE

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