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Price manipulation enforcement actions

This library records 311 enforcement actions tagged price manipulation. Price manipulation is trading intended to create an artificial price — one that does not reflect genuine supply and demand — and it is the general charge a regulator brings when the conduct does not fit a more specific named technique.

Actions are listed newest first. Each row links to a case page carrying the regulator's own release and, where one was published, the complaint. For how this technique works and what statute it engages, read the price manipulation technique page.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$1.3bn
Median penalty
$218m
Largest
$866m
Criminal parallel
16%
Action Agency Filed Penalty Status
SEBI v. Henal C Patel and others (Exdon Trading Company, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-12-27 — judgment
SEC v. Caroline Ellison and Zixiao "Gary" Wang (price manipulation, 2022) SEC 2022-12-21 — settled
SEBI v. Santosh Maruti Patil (Spectacle Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-12-16 — judgment
CFTC v. Glen Point Capital and Neil Phillips (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-12-15 — filed
SEBI v. Preyashbhai Sathvara and others (Millitoons Entertainment, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-12-15 — judgment
SEBI v. Mainak Comtrade Pvt Ltd and others (Dhyana Finstock, whole-time member order, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-12-05 — judgment
SEBI v. Krupa Sanjay Soni and others (Parichay Investments, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Mainak Comtrade Pvt Ltd and others (Dhyana Finstock, adjudication, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-30 — judgment
SEBI v. ARG Management Solutions Pvt Ltd (alleged price manipulation in Radha Madhav Corporation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-30 — dismissed
SEBI v. Shanta Rathi and Biradar Khande Rao (Sawaca Business Machines, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Amrut Dredging and Shipping Ltd and others (Sarang Chemicals trading group, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Anil Kumar and others (CCL International, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Ashlesh Gunvantbhai Shah HUF and others (Interactive Financial Services price manipulation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-28 — judgment
SEBI v. PFL Infotech Ltd and others (PFL Infotech price manipulation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-11-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Mehul C. Choksi (Gitanjali Gems front entities, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Pragyan Realty Pvt Ltd and others (Sunstar Realty price fall, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Narendra Ramanlal Shah and others (Universal Credit and Securities SMS tips, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Anil Finature Pvt Ltd and others (Omnitech Infosolutions price rise, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Preyashbhai Sathvara and others (PS IT Infrastructure SMS tip allegation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-18 — dismissed
SEBI v. Amrut Securities Ltd and others (Sarang Chemicals disgorgement, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-10-12 — judgment
CFTC v. Adam Todd and Digitex entities (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-10-03 — judgment
SEBI v. First Financial Services Ltd and others (preferential allotment price-rise scheme, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Ashok Jain and others (Richirich Agro share trading, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-30 — dismissed
SEBI v. Wakeeta Commercial Pvt Ltd and others (Gokul Solutions share price, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Birla Pacific Medspa Ltd and others (IPO proceeds diversion and listing-day price support, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-28 — judgment
SEBI v. ARG Management Solutions Pvt Ltd (single-share buy orders, Nutraplus India, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-27 — judgment
SEC v. James T. Patten, Peter L. Coker Sr. and Peter L. Coker Jr. (reverse merger schemes, 2022) SEC 2022-09-27 — filed
SEBI v. Shiva Kumar Komaravelli and others (price manipulation, Abhishek Infraventures, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-09-16 — judgment
SEBI v. Ketan Pravinbahi Panchal and others (price manipulation, Thirani Projects, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-08-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Subodh Agarwal and others (price manipulation, Sulabh Engineers & Services, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-08-30 — judgment
SEC v. Lee Simmons (price manipulation, 2022) SEC 2022-08-19 $223k judgment
ASIC v. Don Evans (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-08-05 — judgment
SEBI v. IIFL Securities Ltd (reference-price manipulation before a block deal, ICICI Lombard, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Raj Kumar Sharma and others (price manipulation, Global Infratech & Finance Ltd, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Aanchal Jindal and others (artificial-volume charges, Delta Leasing & Finance, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-29 — dismissed
SEBI v. Roongta Rising Stock Pvt Ltd and others (price manipulation, Mishka Finance and Trading, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Kailash Kumar Lakhani and others (last-traded-price pushing, Surabhi Chemicals, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Sushma Agarwal (price manipulation, Winsome Yarns, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-07-22 — judgment
SEBI v. Do Max Steel Ltd. and others (price manipulation, Kelvin Fincap, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Maxtor Conclave Pvt Ltd. and others (price manipulation, Sunstar Realty Development, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Arun Kochar and others (price manipulation, Wisec Global, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-30 — judgment
SEBI v. CHP Finance Private Limited and others (price manipulation, Sanco Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Shankheshwar Metals Pvt Ltd and others (price manipulation, Sun & Shine Worldwide, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-30 — judgment
SEBI v. Prem Lata Nahar and others (price manipulation, Greencrest Financial Services, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-29 — judgment
SEBI v. Rameshbhai Vanghjibhai Shah and others (synchronised trades in four scrips, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-27 — judgment
SEBI v. Akshay Jitendrakumar Brahambhatt (price manipulation, Bronze Trading, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-23 — judgment
SEBI v. Manju Mutha and Ramesh Kumar Jain (circular and reversal trades, Octant Interactive Technologies, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-22 — judgment
SEBI v. Radhekrishna Broking and others (matched trades, Sterling Greenwoods, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-21 — judgment
SEBI v. Sunrise Asian Ltd. and others (price manipulation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-06-17 — judgment
ASIC v. Benjamin Heath Cooper (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-06-10 — judgment
ASIC v. Gabriel Govinda (price manipulation, 2022) ASIC 2022-06-07 — judgment
SEBI v. Global Securities Limited and others (sham preferential allotment and price rigging, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Midvalley Entertainment Limited and others (IPO fraud and price movement, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Arif Gulam Mustufa Shaikh and others (Shree Global Tradefin price rise, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Gandiv Investment Pvt. Ltd. and others (Ponni Sugars (Erode) price rigging, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-27 — judgment
SEBI v. GRD Securities Limited and Berkeley Securities Limited (Arcotech trading, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-27 — dismissed
CFTC v. Glencore International A.G., Glencore Ltd. and Chemoil Corporation (price manipulation, 2022) CFTC 2022-05-24 $866m settled
SEBI v. Ethan Constructions Private Limited (Allied Computers International price rigging, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-24 — judgment
SEBI v. Sanjay Jalan and others (Le Waterina Resorts and Hotels price rigging, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-20 — judgment
SEBI v. Adamina Traders Pvt. Ltd. (Secunderabad Healthcare price rise, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-10 — judgment
SEBI v. Adamina Traders Pvt. Ltd. and others (Shantanu Sheorey Aquakult price rigging, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-05-06 — judgment
SEBI v. Esteem Bio Organic Food Processing Ltd. and others (IPO funding scheme, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-04-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Heena Mukesh Tolia and others (price ramping in an illiquid scrip, Viaan Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-04-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Vipul Pannalal Shah and H K Stock Services Private Limited (small orders above last price, Coral Hub, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-04-27 — judgment
SEBI v. SIC Stock and Services Pvt Ltd (broker, self-trades, Mefcom Agro Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-04-26 — dismissed
SEBI v. DP Mittal and Sons HUF and others (single synchronised trade, Florence Investech, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-04-08 — dismissed
SEBI v. Sunil Kumar Purohit (circular trades, Gravity India, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-31 — dismissed
SEBI v. Vishnubhai Sunderlal Parekh and Rajendra Chandulal Shah (Gujarat Arth, Right Finstock directors, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-31 — judgment
SEBI v. Shilpi Krishnakumar Modi (self-trades, Mefcom Agro Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-30 — dismissed
SEBI v. Keynote Painting Dealers Private Limited and others (price rise, Jaisukh Dealers, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Nouveau Shares and Securities Limited (broker enquiry, Peacock Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-23 — dismissed
SEBI v. Antala Real Broking & Impex Private Ltd. and others (synchronised and reversal trades, Kavveri Telecom, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-23 — judgment
SEBI v. Harishkumar Kantilal Patel and others (synchronised trades, Gala Global Products, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-22 — judgment
SEBI v. Rajendrakumar Chhotamalji Mehta (self-trades, Pine Animation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-03-14 — judgment
SEBI v. Purshottam Khandelwal (alleged self-trades and price lifting, Mefcom Agro Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-28 — dismissed
SEBI v. Shushma Kapur and others (matched orders, Coral Hub Limited, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Rikhav Brokers (now 4G IT Solutions India) and others (IPO bidding, Vaswani Industries, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-25 — dismissed
SEBI v. IIFL Securities Limited (Alkem Laboratories block deal reference price, settlement, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-25 — settled
SEBI v. Ashok Bothra (Global Infratech and Finance preferential allotments, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-25 — dismissed
SEBI v. Peeyush Agarwal (alleged synchronized trades, Polar Pharma India, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-24 — dismissed
SEBI v. Dhananjay Kumar (synchronized trades and price rise, Kushal Tradelink, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-22 — judgment
SEBI v. Jinesh Devendra Bhatt (reversal trades, Synergy Bizcon, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-18 — judgment
SEBI v. Sumeet Industries Limited and others (price and volume manipulation, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-02-04 — judgment
SEBI v. Santosh Kumar Agarwal and others (price rise in Nikki Global Finance, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-01-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Sharekhan Ltd (one-share buys depressing the price, Sampada Chemicals, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-01-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Mangalmayee Hirise Pvt Ltd and others (small buy orders lifting Nouveau Global Ventures, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-01-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Vazhacholil Paul Xavier (small buy orders, Nouveau Global Ventures, 2022) SEBI (India) 2022-01-28 — judgment
Former Quantum Resources director convicted of insider trading and market manipulation offences (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-11-09 — judgment
ASIC v. Dylan Rands (price manipulation, 2021) ASIC 2021-09-22 — judgment
Melbourne man charged with multiple counts of market manipulation (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-07-02 — judgment
ASIC v. Avrohom Kimelman (insider trading, 2021) ASIC 2021-07-01 — judgment
Former CFO sentenced for market manipulation and fraud offences (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-05-18 — judgment
CFTC v. Emilio José Heredia Collado (price manipulation, 2021) CFTC 2021-03-25 $100k settled
ASIC v. Benjamin Heath Cooper (price manipulation, 2021) ASIC 2021-03-17 — judgment
AMF France v. X (price manipulation, 2021) AMF (France) 2021-02-26 — dismissed
Corporate finance director sentenced for conspiring to manipulate market (ASIC, 2021) ASIC 2021-02-10 — judgment
FCA v. Corrado Abbattista (spoofing, 2020) FCA 2020-12-15 — judgment
CFTC v. Vitol Inc. (price manipulation, 2020) CFTC 2020-12-03 — settled
CFTC v. JPMorgan (price manipulation, 2020) CFTC 2020-09-29 $436m settled
ASIC v. Don Evans (insider trading, 2020) ASIC 2020-09-28 — judgment