sebi:Order/KS/AA/2019-20/3987

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

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Facts / Headnote

Violation found; penalty of Rs. 7,00,000 imposed on Noticee

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

• Shri Ravinder Singh

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations by executing 209 non-genuine reversal trades in 48 stock option contracts, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs. 7,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Page 2 of 16 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 Ravinder Singh (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 16 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 209 non genuine trades in 48 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 86,47,000 units. The Noticee made a loss of approx. Rs. 1,18,73,800 by executing non genuine trades during the I.P. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in 48 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 ADEL15MAR760.00CEW2 4.55 500 0.10 500 100% 100% 100% 100% 2 ALBK15FEB120.00PEW3 15.75 2000 7.00 2000 100% 100% 100% 100% 3 AMTK15FEB160.00CE 2.27 12000 0.70 12000 67% 50% 67% 13% 4 AMTK15MAR165.00CEW1 0.56 14000 3.66 14000 100% 75% 100% 5% 5 ANBK15FEB90.00CE 0.43 24000 2.23 24000 100% 100% 100% 100% 6 ANBK15FEB95.00CE 0.37 24000 2.45 24000 100% 55% 100% 43% 7 APLT15AUG185.00CE 0.90 6000 10.17 6000 100% 100% 100% 100% 8 ARVI15AUG280.00CE 2.20 4000 12.00 4000 100% 100%

Page 4 of 16 17 BOIL15MAR250.00PEW1 34.00 2000 17.00 2000 100% 25% 100% 2% 18 CANB15AUG300.00PE 6.75 5000 0.55 5000 100% 100% 100% 100% 19 CARN15FEB245.00CEW2 7.30 1000 4.35 1000 100% 100% 100% 100% 20 CIPL15AUG720.00CE 3.25 1500 17.95 1500 100% 29% 100% 1% 21 COAL15SEP340.00PEW3 1.00 2000 5.00 2000 100% 100% 100% 100% 22 DABU15AUG300.00CE 2.25 4000 13.64 4000 100% 33% 100% 4% 23 DISH15AUG120.00CE 4.60 8000 0.50 8000 100% 38% 100% 29% 24 DLFL15MAR150.00CEW1 1.10 2000 3.05 2000 100% 40% 100% 2% 25 EMLD15MAR16200.00CEW1 48.63 250 317.13 250 100% 100% 100% 100% 26 EMLD15MAR16400.00CEW1 27.25 250 223.30 250 100% 100% 100% 100% 27 HPCL15SEP800.00CE 12.76 4500 8.42 4500 100% 100% 100% 100% 28 IDFC15AUG145.00CE 0.90 6000 4.05 6000 100% 50% 100% 23% 29 IFCI15APR24.00CEW1 10.23 288000 5.35 288000 100% 67% 100% 84% 30 IFCI15APR24.00CEW2 9.54 720000 7.32 720000 100% 50% 100% 65% 31 IFCI15APR24.00CEW3 9.40 176000 5.90 176000 100% 18% 100% 23% 32 IFCI15APR24.00CEW4 10.29 752000 5.63 752000 71% 19% 76% 35% 33 IFCI15MAR40.00CEW1 0.12 24000 0.78 24000 100% 60% 100% 15% 34 IFCI15MAR42.00CEW1 0.10 8000 0.65 8000 100% 14% 100% 1% 35 IOBL15AUG36.00CE 1.60 48000 1.60 48000 100% 20% 100% 15% 36 NHPC15APR12.00CEW1 7.70 140000 4.65 140000 100% 6% 100% 11% 37 NHPC15APR12.00CEW2 7.01 600000 5.36 600000 100% 23% 100% 28% 38 NHPC15APR12.00CEW3 7.72 700000 4.70 700000 100% 14% 100% 24% 39 NHPC15APR12.00CEW4 7.94 550000 4.69 550000 100% 36% 100% 42% 40 PFCL15AUG240.00CE 9.03 9000 8.46 9000 100% 33% 100% 7

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