sebi:Order/KS/AA/2019-20/4161

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

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; monetary penalty imposed ex parte

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

• Sai Refinery

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 252 non-genuine reversal trades in 83 BSE stock option contracts creating artificial volume, and is liable to monetary penalty under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act. A penalty of Rs. 14,00,000 was imposed on Sai Refinery.

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 Sai Refinery (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 18 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 252 non genuine trades in 83 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 1,05,97,000 units. The Noticee incurred a loss of approx. Rs. 5,73,25,350 by executing non genuine trades during the I.P. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in 83 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 ALBK15APR115.00PEW2 22.50 24000 14.50 24000 100% 50% 100% 50% 2 ALBK15APR120.00PEW2 29.50 24000 19.90 24000 100% 18% 100% 27% 3 ALBK15APR80.00CEW3 24.50 22000 14.90 22000 100% 100% 100% 100% 4 ALBK15APR85.00CEW1 15.35 20000 7.90 20000 100% 18% 100% 4% 5 ANBK15APR100.00PEW2 24.50 20000 14.50 20000 100% 50% 100% 50% 6 ANBK15APR65.00CEW1 17.34 56000 9.93 56000 100% 67% 100% 64% 7 ANBK15APR65.00CEW3 18.50 24000 9.50 24000 100% 33% 100% 38% 8 ANBK15APR95.00PEW3 19.50

Page 4 of 18 17 BIOC15APR460.00PEW3 28.65 25000 20.50 25000 100% 100% 100% 100% 18 BIOC15JUL450.00CE 24.00 54500 13.12 54500 100% 100% 100% 100% 19 CANB15APR350.00CEW1 27.20 26000 16.90 26000 100% 22% 100% 7% 20 CANB15APR360.00CEW3 15.00 20000 8.50 20000 100% 100% 100% 100% 21 CANB15APR390.00PEW2 23.90 24000 11.20 24000 100% 50% 100% 55% 22 CANB15MAR360.00CEW3 42.13 201000 23.50 201000 100% 100% 100% 100% 23 CARN15APR240.00PEW2 22.90 25000 12.50 25000 100% 20% 100% 22% 24 CARN15APR245.00PEW3 28.90 26000 17.50 26000 100% 100% 100% 100% 25 CIPL15APR720.00PE 38.90 40000 28.00 40000 100% 33% 100% 40% 26 CRGL15JUL170.00CE 17.50 60000 9.36 60000 100% 100% 100% 100% 27 CRGL15MAR200.00PEW3 23.06 202000 12.50 202000 91% 83% 90% 90% 28 DISH15MAR100.00PEW3 25.60 252000 14.37 252000 100% 80% 100% 93% 29 DLFL15JUL120.00PE 25.00 36000 12.06 36000 100% 29% 100% 14% 30 DRRL15APR3450.00CE 112.02 47000 94.96 47000 100% 20% 100% 23% 31 DRRL15APR3500.00CE 88.00 27000 67.20 27000 100% 17% 100% 33% 32 DRRL15APR3550.00CE 75.00 25000 52.30 25000 100% 33% 100% 43% 33 DRRL15APR3550.00PE 170.00 20000 149.25 20000 100% 50% 100% 44% 34 EXID15APR160.00CEW1 25.00 20000 16.50 20000 100% 7% 100% 3% 35 EXID15APR165.00CEW2 23.90 26000 13.10 26000 100% 100% 100% 100% 36 EXID15APR200.00PEW1 19.90 20000 11.90 20000 100% 25% 100% 6% 37 EXID15APR200.00PEW2 20.00 20000 11.00 20000 100% 25% 100% 25% 38 EXID15APR205.00PEW3 25.12 50000 14.72 50000 100% 100% 100% 100% 39 GAIL15APR360.00CEW1 25.00 47000 14.45 47000 100%

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