New Delhi, July 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred US-based Jane Street Group from the securities markets and directed the group to disgorge unlawful gains of '4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through positions taken in derivatives segment. This could be the highest disgorgement amount ever directed by the SEBI.
In its interim order, the regulator has debarred JSI Investments, JSI2 Investments Pvt Ltd, Jane Street Singapore Pte Ltd, and Jane Street Asia Trading - entities collectively referred to as the Jane Street Group -from trading until further notice.
"The total amount of unlawful gains earned by the JS Group from the alleged violations as provided in Table 44 ie '4,843,57,70,168 sha...