sebi:Order/SS/VS/2019-20/5168

SEBI · SEBI · Santosh Shukla, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violating PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

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

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 2(1)

Parties

• Gokul Financial Advisors Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee, Gokul Financial Advisors Private Limited, was held liable for violating Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations by executing 33 non-genuine reversal trades in 9 illiquid stock options contracts at BSE, and a monetary penalty of ₹5,00,000 was imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Gokul Financial Advisors Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 2 of 12 (File Ref No.: EAD-2/SS/VS/52/98/2019-20) Table 1 – Summary of dealings of the Noticee in contracts wherein he executed non- genuine trades

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Gokul Financial Advisors Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 3 of 12 (File Ref No.: EAD-2/SS/VS/52/98/2019-20) were non-genuine in nature, had created false or misleading appearance of trading in the aforementioned contract traded in the Stock Option Segment of BSE. In view of the fact that these options contracts were illiquid in nature, having very small volume in trading, the Noticee allegedly created artificial volumes in Stock Options which was manipulative and deceptive in nature. Therefore, the Noticee is alleged to have violated the provisions of Regulation 3(a), (b), (c), (d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trading Practices related to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “PFUTP Regulations”). The text of these provisions of PFUTP Regulations are as below:

_______________________________________________________________________________ Adjudication order in respect of Gokul Financial Advisors Private Limited in the matter of Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Page 4 of 12 (File Ref No.: EAD-2/SS/VS/52/98/2019-20) adjudge under rule 5 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Adjudication Rules) and under section 15HA of the SEBI Act, the aforesaid alleged violations by the Noticee.

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