sebi:Order/SBM/VS/2021-22/15294

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-07-27 · Suresh B Menon, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

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

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 4(1)
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• ABN Global Securities Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated regulations 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing reversal/non-genuine trades in illiquid stock option contracts at BSE, thereby creating artificial volume, and a penalty of ₹5,00,000 was imposed under section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of ABN Global Securities Private Limited in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 13 significant difference in sell value and buy value of the transactions. It was therefore alleged that Noticee had executed the reversal trades, which were non-genuine in nature and have created false or misleading appearance of trading in terms of creation of artificial volume in the Stock Options segment at BSE and therefore, it is alleged that the Noticee has violated the provisions of regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and regulation 4(1), 4(2) (a) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as ‘PFUTP Regulations’). In view of the above reasons, adjudication proceedings have been initiated against the Noticee under the provisions of section 15 HA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI Act’).

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of ABN Global Securities Private Limited in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 13 c. It is observed from the table above that the trades entered by the Noticee in the contract of “IDBI14OCT60.00CE” on October 14, 2014, with its counterparty viz. KRISHAN KUMAR KEDIA (HUF) were reversed between the Noticee and the same counterparty on the same day resulting in reversal of trades which are, prima facie,

___________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of ABN Global Securities Private Limited in the matter of dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 13 b. It is extremely absurd on the part of SEBI to suddenly label these transaction as artificial and non-genuine after a period of 6 to 7 year from the date of transaction on completely untenable grounds and unjustified

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