Facts of manipulation of the securities market by a person acting in his own interests using brokerage accounts of his principals have been established
The Bank of Russia established facts of market manipulation at the auction of PJSC Moscow Exchange when Levitin Anatoly Alexandrovich made transactions between his own brokerage account and the accounts of persons who granted Levitin A.A. the right to perform operations on their brokerage accounts on the basis of powers of attorney issued to him.
Thus, Levitin Anatoly Aleksandrovich, performing operations on his own brokerage account and on brokerage accounts of 11 principals, in 2025 made 99 transactions with bonds of a number of Russian issuers totaling over 18 million rubles. This has led to significant deviations in the volume, price, demand and supply of bonds from the level that would have formed without such transactions.
At the same time, Levitin A.A., for the purpose of personal enrichment, purchased bonds at organized bidding from a wide range of persons on his personal brokerage account, which subsequently sold to the principals, independently submitting applications for transactions both on his own brokerage account and on brokerage accounts of the principals.
As a result of illegal operations Levitin A.A. received income in the amount of more than 470 thousand rubles.
The actions of Levitin A.A. relate to the manipulation of the market in accordance with paragraph 2 of part 1 of article 5 of the Federal law of 27.07.2010 No. 224-FZ "On combating the illegal use of insider information and manipulation of the market and on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation" and are characterized by increased public danger due to the commission of operations in the interests contrary to the interests of its principals.
Levitin A.A. was brought to administrative responsibility for market manipulation, he was ordered to prevent similar violations in the future.
Also, the Bank of Russia sent orders to trade organizers and professional securities market participants to suspend transactions on trading accounts of Levitin A.A. and the accounts of his principals in connection with transactions on them that violate the requirements of the Federal Law of 27.07.2010 No. 224-FZ.
The regulator draws the attention of bidders and their clients, including persons authorized to perform transactions on brokerage accounts of principals, that such practices entail risks of losing money, involving investors in unfair actions at organized bidding and undermine their confidence in the financial market.