Zerodha Basket orders

Kite Connect basket orders API

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Basket orders via Kite Connect let you place multiple orders together, useful for multi-leg options strategies, pair trades, and portfolio rebalancing:

Approach

Kite Connect doesn’t have a dedicated “basket” endpoint; instead, place multiple orders in quick succession:

basket = [
  {"tradingsymbol": "NIFTY24MAYFUT", "transaction_type": "BUY", "quantity": 50, ...},
  {"tradingsymbol": "NIFTY24MAY22000CE", "transaction_type": "SELL", "quantity": 50, ...},
  ...
]

for leg in basket:
    kite.place_order(variety="regular", **leg)

Considerations

Rate limit: Place legs spaced 200-500ms apart to avoid hitting per-second limit.
Partial execution: Some legs may fill, others may fail; design exit logic accordingly.
Margin: Total margin must be available; legs may individually pass margin check but combined fail.
Sequence: Place buy-side legs first for short legs that require margin from buys.

Use cases

Options strategies: Iron condor, butterfly, vertical spread placement.
Pair trades: Buy + Sell simultaneously.
Sector basket: Buy top-5 IT stocks in proportions.
Index replication: Multiple instruments mimicking an index.

Alternative: GTT-based basket

For longer-term: use GTT API for each leg with a single trigger condition.

External references

References

Zerodha, Kite Connect orders API, kite.trade.

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