Zerodha Features
- Zerodha's open-source contributions
An overview of Zerodha's open-source software projects, including Kite Connect libraries, financial data tools, and infrastructure components published on...
- Zerodha tech stack and engineering philosophy
An overview of Zerodha's documented technology choices: Go for backend services, Vue.
- Zerodha Pi discontinuation and migration
The history, technical capabilities, and eventual discontinuation of Zerodha's Pi desktop trading platform, and how clients migrated to Kite and other.
- Zerodha clearing corporation flows
How trade settlement flows work between Zerodha, NSE Clearing (NSCCL), and Indian Clearing Corporation (ICCL) for equity and derivatives transactions.
- Zerodha and T+1 settlement
How the shift from T+2 to T+1 equity settlement in India affects Zerodha clients: fund availability, stock delivery timelines, and margin implications.
- Zerodha and T+0 settlement (current rollout)
The T+0 optional same-day settlement window on NSE and BSE, how it works, which stocks are eligible, and the implications for Zerodha clients.
- Power of attorney and DDPI transition
How India's securities market moved from broker power of attorney to the DDPI framework, limiting broker access to client demat accounts.
- Nudges and behavioural design in Kite
How Zerodha's Kite trading platform uses behavioural nudges, friction points, and disclosure prompts to guide retail traders toward informed decisions.
- Nominee process at Zerodha
How Zerodha clients register, update, and manage nominees for their trading account, demat account, and mutual fund holdings under SEBI's 2023 nomination rules.
- Mutual fund pledging on Zerodha
How Zerodha clients can pledge mutual fund units held in demat form as collateral margin for F&O trading, including eligible funds, haircuts, and OTP flow.
- Margin pledge mechanics on Zerodha
How the SEBI margin pledge framework operates on Zerodha: pledge creation, haircuts, collateral margin, re-pledge to clearing, and client safeguards.
- Liquid fund margin (Liquidcase) on Zerodha
Liquidcase is Zerodha's facility to invest idle trading funds in liquid mutual funds and pledge units as margin collateral, earning returns on parked capital.
- Kill switch on Kite (F&O cooling-off)
The Kite kill switch is a voluntary self-exclusion tool that lets traders freeze all F&O order placement for a cooling-off period after heavy losses.
- Idle funds policy on Zerodha
Zerodha's idle funds policy returns uninvested client cash to the linked bank account after a defined period, complying with SEBI's client funds.
- Family declaration on Console
The Zerodha family declaration links related accounts on Console for aggregated portfolio viewing, combined tax reporting, and simplified family financial...
- eMandate on Zerodha (UPI and net-banking)
How Zerodha's eMandate facility works for UPI AutoPay and net-banking mandates, enabling automatic SIP debits and recurring fund transfers from linked.
- CDS/MCX product circle on Zerodha
How Zerodha's product circle system works for enabling currency derivatives (CDS) and commodity derivatives (MCX) trading, including eligibility,.
- Bracket order discontinuation (historical)
Why Zerodha discontinued bracket orders in 2021, the regulatory context of SEBI's peak margin rules, and how BO users transitioned to cover orders and.
- Bank account verification (penny drop) on Zerodha
How Zerodha uses the penny drop method to verify a new client's bank account during account opening, linking it to their trading and demat account.