NOTICE
July 11,
2011
CSE/Notices/SEBI/2011/011
Trading members are hereby informed that the Exchange has received a Circular from SEBI vide Ref. No.CIR/DNPD/2/2011, dated July 05, 2011 regarding Modification of Client Codes of Non-institutional Trades Executed on Stock Exchanges(AllSegments) The contents of the said Circular are reproduced hereunder for information of the trading members.
Quote: -
CIR/DNPD/6/2011 July 05, 2011
To
Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer
Recognised Stock Exchanges
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub:
Modification of Client Codes of Non-institutional Trades Executed on Stock
Exchanges
(All Segments)
1. In consultation with BSE, MCX-SX, NSE and USE, it has been decided that the Stock Exchanges may allow modifications of client codes of non-institutional trades only to rectify a genuine error in entry of client code at the time of placing / modifying the related order.
2. If a Stock Exchange wishes to allow trading members to modify client codes of noninstitutional trades, it shall
a. lay down strict objective criteria, with the approval of its Governing Board, for identification of genuine errors in client codes which may be modified, and disclose the same to market in advance,
b. set up a mechanism to monitor that the trading members modify client codes only
as per the strict objective criteria, and
c. ensure that modification of client codes is covered in the internal audit of trading
members prescribed by SEBI through its Circular No MRD/DMSCir-29/2008 dated
October 21, 2008.
3. Notwithstanding the above,
A. the Stock Exchanges shall levy a penalty from trading members and credit the same to its Investor Protection Fund as under:
a’ as % of ‘b’ |
‘Penalty as % of ‘a’ |
≤ 5 |
1 |
> 5 |
2 |
Where
a = Value (turnover) of non-institutional trades where client codes have been modified by a trading member in a segment during a month.
b = Value (turnover) of non-institutional trades of the trading member in the segment
during the month.
B. The Stock Exchange shall conduct a special inspection of the trading member to ascertain whether the modifications of client codes are being carried on as per the strict objective criteria set by the Stock Exchange, as directed in Para 2 above, if ‘a’ as % of ‘b’, as defined above, exceeds 1% during a month and take appropriate disciplinary action, if any deficiency is observed.
4. SEBI shall examine
implementation of this circular during inspection of the Stock Exchange.
5. This circular is
issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992, read with Section 10 of the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 to protect the interests of
investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the
securities market.
6. This circular
supersedes the circular No. CIR/DNPD/01/2011 dated January 3, 2011 and shall come into force from August
1, 2011.
7. This circular is
available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in under the category “Derivatives-
Circulars”.
Yours faithfully,
Sujit Prasad
General Manager
Derivatives and New Products Department
022-2644-9460
sujitp@sebi.gov.in
Unquote:
Trading
Members are requested to take note of the aforesaid guideline of SEBI and
comply accordingly.
MAV Raju
DGM (HR & Admn)