sebi:Order/KS/AS/2020-21/10235
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Facts / Headnote
The Adjudicating Officer found that the Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003, and imposed a monetary penalty under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992. The penalty amount is not stated in the provided text.
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 15H
- s. 15J
- s. 15F
- s. 28A
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 5
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- Synergy Dealcom Pvt Ltd
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer held that the Noticee’s reversal trades were non-genuine, created artificial volumes and violated the cited PFUTP Regulations. A monetary penalty was imposed under Section 15HA, though its amount is absent from the provided text.
Full text
Page 2 of 30 826.21 crore units or 54.68% of the total market volume in stock options segment of BSE during the IP. It was observed that Synergy Dealcom Pvt Ltd (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 IP. 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, 2003”).
Page 3 of 30 Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 for the violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee. 5. It was inter alia alleged in the SCN that the Noticee executed 672 non genuine trades in 15 Stock Options contracts which resulted in artificial volume of total 1,09,07,250 units. The Noticee made a loss of approx. Rs. 1,95,59,631/- by executing non genuine trades during the IP. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in 15 Stock Options contracts, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the I.P, is as follows: Sr. No. SCRIPNAME Average Buy rate
Page 4 of 30 (b) Percentage of non-genuine trades of the Noticee in stock options contracts to total trades in the contracts were in the range of 1% to 100%. The non-genuine trades of the Noticee have significantly contributed to total trades in the market in the above contracts. (c) Percentage of artificial volume generated by the Noticee in the contract to the total volume in the contract was in the range of 1% to 100%. Therefore, substantial volume generated by the Noticee in each of the above contracts were artificial volume. (d) Non-genuine trades executed by the Noticee in above contracts had varied buy rates and sell rates considering that the trades were reversed on same day.
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