Maxgrow Ltd. (a listed company) is manufacturing the solar PV modules in India. It is a cash rich company with cash reserve of ₹ 500 crore. It declared a dividend of ₹ 20 per share (face value ₹ 10 each). Before the reco

CS Executive · Capital Market and Securities Laws · PYQS · June 2024
Maxgrow Ltd. (a listed company) is manufacturing the solar PV modules in India. It is a cash rich company with cash reserve of ₹ 500 crore. It declared a dividend of ₹ 20 per share (face value ₹ 10 each). Before the record date, many mutual fund houses, HNIs and Institutional investors shown interest in the shares of Maxgrow Ltd. through block deal. Ranjan, a shareholder did not receive the dividend declared by the company after the expiry of prescribed period. Since last two months, there is heavy fluctuation in the price of the shares of Maxgrow Ltd. and with very thin trading volume. The stock exchange based on its surveillance system, took stringent action in the interest of the investors. Technet Ltd, subsidiary of Maxgrow Ltd. is in the business of data analytics since last two years. It is providing the services to the fortune 500 companies across the world. The management wishes to list its securities with the stock exchange, by floating an IPO. After analyzing the case study, answer the following (with reasons): What types of preventive surveillance restrictions can be imposed by the stock exchange (name any four)?

Answer & Explanation:

The types of Preventive Surveillance restrictions that can be imposed by the Stock Exchange are: Stringent On boarding norms for Trading Members - Stringent net worth, background, viability etc. checks while on boarding Trading Members. Index circuit filters - It brings coordinated trading halt in all equity and equity derivative markets at 3 stages of the index movement, either way viz., at 10%, 15% and 20% based on previous day closing index value. Trade Execution Range - Orders are matched and trades take place only if the trade price is within the reference price and execution range. Order Value Limitation - Maximum Order Value limit allowed per order. Cancel on logout - All outstanding orders are cancelled, if the enabled user logs out. Kill switch - All outstanding orders of that trading member are cancelled if trading member executes kill switch. Risk reduction mode - Limits beyond which orders level risk management shall be initiated instead of trade level. Compulsory close out - Incoming order, if it results in member crossing the margins available with the exchange, such order will be partially or fully cancelled, as the case may be, and further disallow the trading member to create fresh positions. Capital adequacy check - Refers to monitoring of trading member's performance and track record, stringent margin requirements, position limits based on capital, online monitoring of member positions and automatic disablement from trading when limits are breached. Fixed Price Band/Dynamic Price band - Limits applied within which securities shall move; so that volatility is curbed orderliness is bought about. For non-derivative securities price band is 5%, 10% & 20%. For Derivative products an operating range of 10% is set and subsequently flexed based on market conditions. Trade for Trade Settlement - The settlement of scrip's available in this segment is done on a trade for trade basis and no netting off is allowed. Periodic call auction - Shifting the security form continuous to call auction method. Rumour Verification - Any unannounced news about listed companies is tracked on online basis and letter seeking clarification is sent to the companies and the reply received is disseminated.

Topics: Capital Market Regulations

Open in Interactive Practice Hub · Full Practice Hub · Chapter Weightage · More in this subject

Related Questions in this Topic