sebi:Order/RG/NM/2022-23/15812/13

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

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee found liable for violation of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) of PFUTP Regulations, 2003; penalty imposed under Section 15HA of SEBI Act, 1992 (amount not stated in excerpt)

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 11C
• s. 15F
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 199
• Reg. 2(c)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 17
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 18
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Ankita Chowdhury

Holding

The Noticee was held to have executed non-genuine reversal trades in the illiquid stock option contract SAIL15JUL70.00PE on BSE, generating artificial volume of 2,48,000 units, in violation of Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1), 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Ankita Chowdhury 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), and 4(1), 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 Ankita Chowdhury in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 24 Yochana Vyapaar Pvt. Ltd. on the same day and with significant price differential in buy and sell rate, which resulted in artificial volume of 2,48,000 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 SAIL15JUL70.00PE 8.00 1,24,000 12.80 1,24,000 100% 50% 100% 42.47%

Adjudication Order in respect of Ankita Chowdhury in the matter of dealings in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 24 granted to the Noticee on October 20, 2021 through video conferencing due to Covid-19 pandemic. On the scheduled date of hearing the Authorized Representative on behalf of the Noticee attended the hearing and reiterated the submissions made earlier by the Noticee vide its letter dated September 11, 2021 and September 19, 2021. The personal hearing in the matter was completed and hearing minutes are on record.

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