sebi:Order/RG/NM/2021-22/14675/1

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-07-02 · Rajesh Gujjar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

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

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Shri Ankit Kumar Jain

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in contract SAIL14NOV85.00PEW3. A monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act, 1992 was imposed on Shri Ankit Kumar Jain.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Jain in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 12 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).

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Jain in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 12 S. N o. Contract Name Avg. Buy Rate (Rs.) Total Buy Volume (no. of units) Avg. Sell Rate (Rs.) 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 generate d by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 SAIL14NOV85.00PEW3 0.50 1,52,000 3.01 1,52,000 100% 100% 100% 100%

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Jain in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 12 on behalf of the Noticee attended the hearing and reiterated the submissions made earlier by the Noticee vide its letter dated September 28, 2021. Reply of the Noticee is as follows: Based on the stipulated dealings identified by you in the Notice, I have had the opportunity to revisit the said dealings that were undertaken in the year

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