sebi:Order/VR/SS/2022-23/15813

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-04-05 · Venkateswaran Ramakrishnan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violations of PFUTP Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 19
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 11C
• s. 28A

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 2(1)(c)
• Reg. 2(1)
• Reg. 4(2)(a)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 2(1)(c)(8)

Parties

• Vinod Kumar Agrawal HUF

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulations 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003 by executing non-genuine reversal trades in stock options contracts, and a penalty of ₹5,00,000 (minimum under Section 15HA) was imposed.

Full text

2 Adjudication Order in respect of Vinod Kumar Agrawal HUF in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Ltd. options contracts in the equity derivatives segment of BSE were trades which involved reversal of buy and sell positions by the clients and counterparties in a contract. Further, out of 21,652 entities that had traded in stock options contracts in the equity derivatives segment of BSE during the investigation period, 14,720 entities were involved in executing such reversal trades/non-genuine trades.

3 Adjudication Order in respect of Vinod Kumar Agrawal HUF in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Ltd. Section 15-I(1) of the SEBI Act and Rule 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Rules”) read with Section 19 of the SEBI Act, appointed the undersigned as the Adjudicating Officer vide order dated July 02, 2021, to enquire into and adjudge under Section 15 HA of the SEBI Act the alleged violations by the Noticee. The proceedings of appointment were communicated to the undersigned vide Communique dated July 06, 2021 to conduct the Adjudication Proceedings in the manner specified under Rule 4 of the SEBI Rules read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 15-I of the SEBI Act.

4 Adjudication Order in respect of Vinod Kumar Agrawal HUF in the matter of Dealing in Illiquid Stock Options at BSE Ltd. per unit. It is alleged that two trades for 3,20,000 units executed by the Noticee in the said contract on February 27, 2015 were non-genuine.

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