sebi:Order/RG/NM/2021-22/14952/5

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

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Facts / Headnote

Allegations of violation of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003 established against the Noticee

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 11C
• s. 28A
• s. 15F
• s. 2(1)

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Shri Ankit Kumar Bihani

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer found that the Noticee, Shri Ankit Kumar Bihani, executed non-genuine reversal trades with the same counterparty (Saffire Exports & Agency Pvt. Ltd.) on the same day in stock option contract IBRL15AUG75.00CEW1, generating artificial volume of 72,000 units, thereby violating Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Bihani in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 24 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 relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as PFUTP Regulations, 2003).

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Bihani in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 24 same counterparty viz. Saffire Exports & Agency Pvt. Ltd. on the same day and with significant price differential in buy and sell rate, which resulted in artificial volume of 72,000 units. Summary of dealings of the Noticee in the Stock Option contract, in which the Noticee allegedly executed non genuine trades during the IP are as follows: S. No. 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 generated by Noticee in the contract to Total Volume in the Contract 1 IBRL15AUG75.00CEW1 0.05 36,000 2.77 36,000 100% 12.50% 100% 4.35%

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ankit Kumar Bihani in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 24

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