Indian Regulator Bars U.S. Trading Firm Jane Street From Accessing Securities Market
- On July 4, 2025, SEBI barred Jane Street Group and affiliates from accessing India's securities market and froze over $566 million linked to alleged illegal gains.
- This action followed SEBI's ongoing investigation that found Jane Street used complex strategies to manipulate indices, especially on expiry days, despite earlier warnings.
- SEBI's order highlighted Jane Street's high-volume trades in constituent stocks and futures aimed at artificially moving index prices and profiting from large options positions.
- The regulator froze 48.4 billion rupees , directed no debits without SEBI's permission, and stated the entities are prohibited from dealing in securities.
- This interim ban and asset freeze indicate SEBI's increasing vigilance over foreign institutional activity to curb market distortion in India's large derivatives market.
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SEBI Ordered to Impound Highest Ever Illegal Gains of Rs 4843.57 Crore from Jane Street Group for Index Manipulation
Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passed an interim order in the matter of index manipulation by the Jane Street Group, and imposed to recover one of the highest ever illegal gain made by the group of Rs 4,843.57 crore. Business News | SEBI Ordered to Impound Highest Ever Illegal Gains of Rs 4843.57 Crore from Jane Street Group for Index Manipulation.
SEBI Bans Jane Street Group from Indian Stock Market - Real News Now
The Indian stock market regulator, SEBI, has sanctioned Jane Street Group, a US-based outfit, by banning it from partaking in Indian stock exchange activities. Jane Street Group is being penalized for allegedly orchestrating the manipulation of stock indices through derivative positions, a scheme that led to their unlawful accumulation of ?4,843 crore. An order went out on July 3, decreeing this moratorium on Jane Street’s dealings in the Indian…
SEBI bars US firm Jane Street from Indian markets
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred US trading entity Jane Street and three of its related entities from accessing the market, directing them to deposit illegal gains of Rs 4,843.5 crore in an account in favour of the markets regulator. In its order, the regulator has also directed a debit freeze on the bank accounts of these entities, which include JSI2 Investments Private Ltd, Jane Street Singapore Pte. Ltd and…
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