Facts of market manipulation in on-exchange trading for certain derivatives established
The Bank of Russia has established facts of market manipulation in on-exchange trading for a number of derivatives over the period from 21 February 2022 to 23 September 2022.
The facts of manipulation were established with regard to the transactions in the following derivatives:
| RTS-9. 22M250822CA97500 | RTS-9. 22M010922CA100000 | RTS-9. 22M150922CA87500 |
| RTS-9. 22M150922CA90000 | RTS-9. 22M150922CA85000 | RTS-9. 22M250822CA92500 |
| RTS-9. 22M250822CA100000 | RTS-9. 22M250822PA115000 | RTS-12. 22M171122CA107500 |
| CHMF-1222 | MTSI-922 | NLMK-922 |
| SMLT-1222 | MTLR-1222 | DSKY-323 |
| HOME-1222 | BIDU-622 | FNI-9.22, FNI-3.23 |
The transactions in the above financial instruments concluded in collusion between Aleksey A. Zayanchkovskiy and Nataliya L. Kurchavykh caused significant deviations in the trading volumes.
According to the findings of the investigation, these transactions are qualified as market manipulation pursuant to Clause 2 of Part 1 of Article 5 of Federal Law No.
Thus, A. A. Zayanchkovskiy and N. L. Kurchavykh breached the ban imposed by Part 2 of Article 6 of Federal Law No.
The Bank of Russia has sent binding orders to A. A. Zayanchkovskiy and N. L. Kurchavykh to cease and desist from similar violations in the future. Furthermore, these persons are subject to administrative proceedings, and transactions in their trading accounts are restricted.
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