SEBI levies Rs 40 lakh fine on 8 entities for fraudulent trading in BSE's illiquid stock options
India TV NewsMarkets regulator Sebi on Wednesday levied a total fine of Rs 40 lakh on eight entities for executing fraudulent trades in illiquid stock options on the BSE. The eight entities fined by the regulator were among the various entities that indulged in the execution of reversal trades in the stock options segment of the course, the orders noted. "The notice, by engaging in such non-genuine transactions, created a misleading impression of trading in respective contracts while dealing in stock options contracts in a fraudulent manner," Sebi said in similarly worded orders. Accordingly, a fine of Rs 5 lakh each has been slapped on Narnolia and Associates LLP, Om Kiran Ispat Udyog, Nihon Commodities Pvt Ltd, Merfin Consultants Pvt Ltd, Maruti Steel Moulding Pvt Ltd, Mansarovar Ferrous Pvt Ltd, Mahesh Nahata and DJM Securities Pvt Ltd.