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Intraday P&L on Kite web

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The intraday P&L total on Kite web is the sum of realised and unrealised P&L from all positions opened today, displayed at the bottom of the Positions tab (Day view). It is the figure most active intraday traders watch through the session.

What is included

Position stateIncluded?
Opened and closed today (realised)Yes, realised P&L locked in
Opened today, still open (unrealised)Yes, MTM at current LTP
Opened previously, closed today (NRML F&O carry)Yes (closed today’s realised)
Opened previously, still open (overnight F&O)Counted on Net view, not Day view
Holdings P&L (CNC)No, that’s the Day’s P&L on Holdings

The intraday P&L on Day view is specifically the activity from today: opens, closes, MIS, intraday-specific F&O, and same-day BTST equity round-trips.

Realised vs unrealised breakdown

The bottom of Positions Day view typically shows:

  • Realised: Sum of P&L from positions opened and closed today.
  • Unrealised: Sum of MTM P&L from positions still open at this moment.
  • Total: Realised + Unrealised.

Realised is the actual booked profit / loss for the day; unrealised is the open-position mark-to-market that will become realised when those positions close.

How realised P&L is computed

For each closed position on the day:

Realised P&L = (Sell average - Buy average) x abs(Qty traded) - Charges

Where:

  • Sell average is the weighted-average sell price.
  • Buy average is the weighted-average buy price.
  • Qty traded is the closed position size.
  • Charges include brokerage, STT, exchange fees, GST, stamp duty, SEBI fee.

The Kite display typically shows P&L gross of charges; the net P&L (after all charges) is on Console under Reports > Trade P&L.

How unrealised P&L is computed

For each still-open position:

Unrealised P&L = (LTP - Avg open price) x Qty

For short positions (negative Qty), the formula effectively reverses, and the P&L is positive when LTP < Avg open price.

During market hours

The intraday P&L total updates in real time:

  • New trade closes: realised goes up (or down).
  • LTP moves: unrealised changes; total changes accordingly.

For a trader scaling in and out, the total bounces with each price tick.

At market close

After 15:30, all MIS positions have either been closed manually or auto-squared. The remaining unrealised P&L on Day view is zero (or near-zero); the total intraday P&L equals the realised P&L for the day.

For NRML F&O positions held overnight, the close-of-day MTM updates them; they remain on Day view as today’s MTM contribution to the day’s P&L.

After market close

Between 15:30 and end-of-day settlement, the intraday P&L can adjust slightly due to:

  • Closing price finalisation (vs last LTP).
  • F&O settlement price.
  • Late corporate action effects.

See P&L change after 3:30 PM .

Difference from Console end-of-day P&L

SurfaceWhat it shows
Kite Positions Day viewLive intraday P&L, gross of charges
Console > Reports > Trade P&LEnd-of-day realised P&L, net of charges
Console > Reports > Profit & LossLong-term aggregated, with FY breakdown

For tax computation, use Console (net of charges); for in-session monitoring, use Kite (gross, live).

Limitations

  • Currency / commodity P&L may be shown separately for the respective segments.
  • Multi-segment summing can mislead when segments have different lot sizes / margins; consider per-segment totals.
  • Gross of charges. Final net P&L after charges is on Console.

See also

External references

References

  1. Zerodha Support, Positions Day vs Net view, support.zerodha.com.
  2. Zerodha Console, Trade P&L reports, console.zerodha.com.
  3. NSE India, Intraday trade reporting, nseindia.com.

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