Jane Street deposited 4843 crore deposited in Escrow account, request to lift ban from SEBI
Jane street news: Jane Street, a American trading company that has allegedly made huge profits through manipulation in the market, has deposited Rs 4,843.57 crore in an Escro account and requested SEBI to lift some restrictions. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) gave this information in a statement on Monday and said that Bajaj regulator is looking at this request.
Jane Street was found guilty of manipulating markets: On July 3, SEBI, in his interim order, found Jane Street (JS) guilty of manipulating the markets by putting bets in cash and futures and options markets together to earn huge profit. The market regulator stopped the company from entering the market and directed to withdraw the alleged illegal benefit of more than Rs 4,843 crore.Also Read: Congress asked, Jane Street sent 44,000 crores of illegal earnings to America, how will the government bring back?
The investigation found that JS made a profit of Rs 36,671 crore on a net basis during the investigation period from January 2023 to May 2025. The regulator said that in compliance with the interim order, an amount of Rs 4,843.57 crore has been deposited in an Escro account, marking the lien in favor of SEBI.
Escro account is managed by third party: The Escro account is a special type of bank account that is managed by third party. This account is used to ensure safety and trust in financial transactions between 2 sides (such as buyers and sellers). Money or property is kept in it until all the conditions related to the transaction are fulfilled.
The statement said that Jane Street requested SEBI to lift some conditional sanctions imposed under the interim order after depositing money in this Escro account in compliance with SEBI’s instructions and SEBI should issue appropriate instructions in this regard. It said that SEBI is currently noticed under the instructions of the interim order on this request.Also Read: Rahul Gandhi asked the government question, why did Sebi remain silent for a long time in the case of Jane Street
The regulator said that it is committed to following the appropriate process and ensuring the integrity of the securities market. The Gen Street Group was established in 2000. It is a global -owned trading company in the LLC Financial Services Industry. It provides employment to more than 2,600 people in 5 offices in the US, Europe and Asia and operates trading in 45 countries. (Language)
Edited by: Ravindra Gupta
