sebi:Order/PM/AB/2019-20/5242

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-04-03 · Prasanta Mahapatra, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act for violation of Regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 4(2)(a)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(2)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(7)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(8)

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 52 non-genuine reversal trades in 14 illiquid BSE Stock Options contracts. A monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 2 of 13 Trading Practices related to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “PFUTP Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 3 of 13 d) A summary of dealings of the Noticee in the 3 Stock Options contracts in which the Noticee executed non-genuine reversal trades during the Investigation Period are as under: Table 1: Summary of trading of the Noticee in Illiquid Stock Options on BSE

Adjudication Order in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at the BSE Page 4 of 13 stock exchange, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder; (c) employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with dealing in or issue of securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognized stock exchange; (d) engage in any act, practice, course of business which operates or would operate as fraud or deceit upon any person in connection with any dealing in or issue of securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognized stock exchange in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the rules and the regulations made there under.

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