sebi:Order/SM/KH/2022-23/24954
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Facts / Headnote
Violation established; penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15H
- s. 15I
- s. 15J
- s. 28A
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 3(a)
- Reg. 4(2)(a)
Parties
- Sweety Mikhil Lotwala
Holding
The Noticee violated Regulation 3(a), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by engaging in non-genuine reversal trades in illiquid stock options, and a monetary penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act was imposed.
Full text
Adjudication Order in respect of Sweety Mikhil Lotwala in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE. Page 2 of 10 3. Sweety Mikhil Lotwala (“the Noticee”) was one such client whose reversal trades involved squaring off transactions with significant difference in the sell value and buy value of the transactions. The aforesaid reversal trades allegedly resulted into generation of artificial volumes, leading to allegations that the Noticee had violated Regulation 3(a),(b),(c),(d) and Regulation 4(1), 4(2)(a) SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices related to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter, referred to as “PFUTP Regulations, 2003”).
Adjudication Order in respect of Sweety Mikhil Lotwala in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE. Page 3 of 10 “3. Prohibition of certain dealings in securities No person shall directly or indirectly— (a) buy, sell or otherwise deal in securities in a fraudulent manner; (b) use or employ, in connection with issue, purchase or sale of any security listed or proposed to be listed in a recognized stock exchange, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the rules or the regulations made there under; (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.
Adjudication Order in respect of Sweety Mikhil Lotwala in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE. Page 4 of 10 “I am a retail trader. I have started my trading/ investing from FY 2014-15 only and may be this was my first year of trading in stock market. Trading in stock market is out of my business its only for saving for future. As a retail Investor, I don’t know rules and regulations of SEBI and also my broker doesn’t warn me about this trade. Please treat me as a small trader and forgive me”
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