How-to Order placement Market depth Kite

How to order at different price points using the column view on Kite

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Key facts

Where	Market depth panel column view
Action	Click a bid level to place a buy at that price; click an ask level for a sell
Order type	Limit order pre-filled at the clicked price
Time saved	Bypasses typing the price into the order ticket

Procedure

Open the market depth panelClick the scrip name in the marketwatch row to open the market depth panel for that instrument.
Identify the desired price levelScan the 5 bid levels (buy orders waiting) and 5 ask levels (sell orders waiting). The column view shows the price and cumulative quantity at each level.
Click the priceClick a price in the bid column to open the buy order ticket pre-filled with that price as the limit. Click a price in the ask column to open the sell order ticket pre-filled.
Adjust quantity and product typeWith the price pre-filled, set the quantity and product type (MIS, CNC, or NRML), then submit the order.
Use modifier keys for shortcutsOn Kite web, holding modifier keys while clicking can trigger different defaults (for example MIS versus CNC). Check the current build’s documentation for the active mapping.

The Kite market depth panel supports click-to-order at any of the visible bid or ask price levels. This is a fast-execution path: instead of opening the order ticket and typing a price, click the price level in the depth column to pre-fill a limit order at that price.

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Step-by-step procedure

The five steps are listed in the Procedure infobox above. Open the market depth panel, click the bid or ask level you want, then set quantity and product type in the pre-filled order ticket and submit. The sections below cover when this path is faster, when it is risky, and how it behaves on the Kite mobile app.

When this is faster

Hitting the queue at a specific level

If you want to sit at the third-best bid level (not the best), clicking that level in the depth saves the time of opening the order ticket and typing the price. Saves ~5 seconds per order, which adds up for active intraday traders.

Reacting to depth dynamics

When the depth shows a quickly-disappearing level (large quantity being eaten by aggressive market orders), clicking to place a limit order at the next level is faster than typing.

Multi-leg setups

For options strategies (spread legs), placing limit orders at specific strikes’ bid / ask levels via column-view clicks is quicker than navigating the order ticket repeatedly.

When this is risky

Click misregistration

A click slightly outside the intended row registers at a different price. Always verify the pre-filled price in the order ticket before submitting.

Stale price

If the depth has moved between your decision and your click, the pre-filled price may be stale. The order ticket shows the live price for comparison; if very different, cancel and re-click.

Market orders

This flow places limit orders. For a market order (immediate execution at best available price), use the standard order ticket or the B / S shortcuts on the watchlist row.

On the Kite mobile app

The mobile app does not support click-to-order in the same way; tap the scrip row to open the quote screen, then use the Buy / Sell buttons at the bottom. The depth panel on mobile is read-only.

External references

References

Zerodha Support, Click-to-order from market depth, support.zerodha.com.
Zerodha Support, Order placement on Kite, support.zerodha.com.

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Last reviewed: 19 June 2026
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