sebi:Order/KS/PP/2021-22/12085

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-05-29 · K Saravanan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs. 14,50,000 imposed under Section 15HA

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 6
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Sarswati Sales Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing 233 non-genuine reversal trades in 84 illiquid stock option contracts, and a monetary penalty of Rs. 14,50,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 was imposed.

Full text

Page 2 of 16 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 16 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 ADPW15APR50.00PE 6.40 192000 3.80 192000 100% 17% 100% 20% 2 ADPW15APR55.00PE 10.10 160000 7.00 160000 100% 17% 100% 26% 3 ADPW15AUG26.00PE 4.09 208000 2.83 208000 91% 63% 96% 42% 4 ADPW15AUG28.00PE 8.75 24000 6.60 24000 100% 25% 100% 13% 5 ADPW15JUN26.00CEW2 4.90 156000 3.00 156000 100% 50% 100% 53% 6 ADPW15JUN36.00PEW2 5.20 200000 3.20 200000 100% 100% 100% 100% 7 ADPW15MAY36.00CEW3 6.25 88000 4.00 88000 100% 11% 100% 10% 8 ADPW15MAY38.00CEW3 4.25 100000 2.25 100000 100% 50% 100% 49% 9 ALBK15APR90.00CE 10.80 148000 7.43 148000 100% 29% 100% 36% 10 ALBK15AUG90.00PE 7.40 62000 5.00 62000 100% 33% 100% 43% 11 ALBK15MAY100.00CEW3 8.15 162000 5.70 162000 100% 100% 100% 100% 12 AMBC15AUG230.00PE 10.00 46000 3.50 46000 100% 100% 100% 100% 13 ANBK15AUG70.00PE 4.60 116000 3.30 116000 100% 33% 100% 81% 14 ANBK15JUN60.00CEW2 10.30 100000 5.50 100000 100% 17% 100% 21% 15 ANBK15MAY70.00CEW3 9.30 132000 6.30 132000 100% 20% 100% 20% 16 ANBK15MAY90.00PEW3 11.00 112000 7.50 112000 100% 50% 100

Page 4 of 16 35 EXID15MAY155.00CEW3 4.90 68000 2.00 68000 100% 100% 100% 100% 36 EXID15MAY165.00PEW3 7.80 58000 4.40 58000 100% 100% 100% 100% 37 GMRI15JUN8.00CEW1 4.70 183460 3.10 183460 100% 50% 100% 67% 38 HDIL15APR120.00CE 5.50 160000 3.00 160000 100% 50% 100% 43% 39 HDIL15APR125.00PE 5.75 144000 2.25 144000 100% 100% 100% 100% 40 IBRL15JUL65.00PEW3 9.00 124000 5.00 124000 100% 33% 100% 53% 41 ICIC15JUL320.00CE 7.00 68000 1.16 68000 100% 100% 100% 100% 42 IDBI15JUN70.00PEW1 5.80 116000 3.20 116000 100% 50% 100% 45% 43 IDFC15MAR170.00CEW2 3.70 296000 0.35 296000 100% 25% 100% 27% 44 IFCI15JUN24.00CEW1 3.00 104000 2.61 104000 100% 17% 100% 18% 45 IFCI15MAY24.00CEW2 7.27 136000 5.09 136000 100% 100% 100% 100% 46 IFCI15MAY26.00CEW2 5.25 160000 3.00 160000 100% 25% 100% 87% 47 IFCI15MAY34.00PEW2 2.95 160000 2.00 160000 100% 100% 100% 100% 48 IFCI15MAY36.00PEW2 4.70 176000 3.30 176000 100% 100% 100% 100% 49 INCM15MAR100.00PEW3 6.03 608000 2.75 608000 100% 100% 100% 100% 50 INCM15MAY80.00CEW2 10.30 62000 6.30 62000 100% 100% 100% 100% 51 INCM15MAY85.00CEW2 5.10 88000 2.80 88000 100% 100% 100% 100% 52 IOBL15JUL32.00CEW4 5.40 152000 3.40 152000 100% 20% 100% 30% 53 IOBL15JUL44.00PEW3 6.60 136000 4.00 136000 100% 50% 100% 85% 54 IOBL15JUN34.00CEW1 7.39 124000 4.96 124000 100% 100% 100% 100% 55 IOBL15JUN36.00CEW1 4.94 176000 2.94 176000 100% 67% 100% 62% 56 IOBL15MAY38.00CEW2 4.75 100000 2.78 100000 100% 100% 100% 100% 57 JAIA15MAY16.00CEW2 3.80 136000 2.00 136000 100% 50% 100% 43%

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