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How to use quick baskets on Kite web

From WebNotes, a public knowledge base. Last updated 21 June 2026. Reading time ~8 min. Level: Beginner.

Key facts

Where it lives	The basket icon in the top-right of every Kite web page; build from watchlist, charts, orders, holdings, or positions
Saved?	No. A quick basket lives in the local memory of one device and clears on logout, a different browser, incognito, or a different device
Capacity	Up to 20 orders per basket; up to 50 saved baskets if you choose to create one instead
Execute	Fill quantity, price, and order type per leg, then click Place all
Versus saved basket	A saved basket created under Orders, Baskets persists and syncs across devices; a quick basket does not

Procedure

Open the quick basket from any pageClick the basket icon in the top-right corner of Kite web. It is available on the watchlist, charts, orders, holdings, and positions pages.
Add instrumentsSearch and add instruments directly in the basket panel, or hover an instrument on the marketwatch, orders, holdings, or positions, click more, then Add to basket.
Configure each legFor every instrument set the transaction type, product code, order type, quantity, and price. For F&O baskets place buy option legs first to lower the required margin.
Check the margin summaryRead the required and final margin lines and confirm sufficient funds before placing.
Place all ordersClick Place all. Kite submits each leg in sequence. Confirm the status of every leg in the basket or the order book.
Save it if you want it to persistA quick basket is not saved. To keep the structure, recreate it under Orders, Baskets as a named saved basket that syncs across your devices.

A quick basket on Kite web is the basket panel you reach from the basket icon in the top-right corner of every page, used to build and place a multi-instrument order without navigating away from your watchlist, a chart, or your positions. It differs from a saved basket order in one decisive way: a quick basket lives in the local memory of the device you build it on and is not saved across logins, browsers, or devices. Build it, place it, and it is gone; nothing persists.

This guide is for traders who want to assemble a few legs fast, from wherever they happen to be in Kite web , and fire them off in one click, without the overhead of naming and saving a basket they will use once. It covers the quick-basket flow end to end, where it differs from a saved basket, and when each is the right tool.

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Step-by-step procedure

The procedure infobox above lists the sequence. The sections below expand the parts that matter: where the quick basket lives, how to add instruments from across Kite, and the single behaviour, no saving, that defines the feature.

1. Open the quick basket from any page

The basket icon sits in the top-right corner of Kite web and stays there as you move around. Zerodha describes it as always visible, so whether you are on the watchlist, checking charts, or reviewing positions or portfolio, you can start building a basket instantly. Click it and the basket panel opens over the current page. You do not leave the chart or the positions view to build the basket, which is the point of the feature: it follows you.

2. Add instruments

There are two ways in. Inside the basket panel, search for an instrument and add it directly. Or, from the marketwatch, orders, holdings, or positions, hover over an instrument, click more, and click Add to basket. The second route is the faster one when you are already looking at a holding or a position you want to act on, since it pulls the instrument straight into the quick basket without a separate search.

You can include up to 20 orders in a basket. Mix equity, F&O, and currency legs in the same basket as long as the relevant segments are active on your account.

3. Configure each leg

For every instrument in the basket, set the transaction type (buy or sell), the product code , CNC for delivery, MIS for intraday, NRML for F&O overnight, the order type, limit , market , SL , or SL-M , the quantity, and the price. For a market leg the price field is inactive; for an SL or SL-M leg set the trigger price.

If the basket is an F&O structure, order the legs so the buy options come first. As covered in required margin versus final margin , placing the protective long legs ahead of the short legs shows the lowest required margin, because each short leg is then recognised as part of a hedge at placement.

4. Check the margin summary

Before placing, read the basket’s margin lines. The required margin is the funds needed to place every leg; the final margin is what stays blocked after execution once the hedge benefit and any premium credit settle. Confirm the required figure is within your available funds, or the basket will draw an insufficient-margin rejection on placement.

5. Place all orders

Click Place all. Kite submits each leg in sequence, very fast but not as a single atomic exchange transaction. A results view shows the status of each leg. Confirm in the basket or the order book that every leg placed, executed, or was rejected, so you catch any partial execution and act on the failed legs.

6. Save it if you want it to persist

This is the step that separates a quick basket from a saved one. A quick basket is not saved. Zerodha states that the instruments you add will not be visible if you log out and log in using a different account, if you access Kite web through an incognito browser, or if you use a different browser or device. The quick basket is held in the local memory of the device, so a quick basket built on the app is not available on the web and the other way round. If you want the structure to persist and sync, open Orders, then Baskets, and create a named saved basket instead.

Quick basket versus saved basket

The two modes share the same order-building panel and the same 20-order capacity, but they differ on persistence and reach.

Property	Quick basket	Saved basket
Where you start it	Basket icon, top-right of any page	Orders, Baskets, New Basket
Saved across sessions	No	Yes
Synced across your devices	No	Yes
Survives logout or browser switch	No	Yes
Capacity	Up to 20 orders	Up to 20 orders, up to 50 baskets
Best for	A one-off set of legs placed now	A structure you reuse, share, or revisit

Source: Zerodha quick baskets and basket orders support articles.

Use a quick basket when you want to act now and will not need the structure again: deploying a watchlist on a single day, entering a one-off spread, or squaring a few positions together. Use a saved basket when the structure recurs, a monthly rebalance, a weekly straddle, or any basket you want to share with someone, since sharing exports from a saved basket, not a quick one.

What can go wrong

Losing the basket on logout. A quick basket clears when you log out, switch browsers, go incognito, or move to another device. If you need it later, rebuild it as a saved basket under Orders, Baskets before you leave the session.
Expecting it on another device. A quick basket built on Kite web does not appear in the Kite app, and vice versa, because each lives in that device’s local memory. There is no sync.
Stale market legs. A quick basket reflects the prices you entered. In a fast market, update each limit price before clicking Place all so a leg does not sit far from the live quote.
Wrong buy or sell toggle. In a multi-leg basket it is easy to set a buy leg as a sell. Check every transaction-type toggle before placing, since rejected or mis-directed legs leave an unbalanced position.
Required margin shortfall. Margin is checked at execution. Confirm the required-margin line is funded before clicking Place all, and order F&O legs with buy options first to show the lowest required figure.

External references

References

Zerodha support, How to use the quick baskets feature on Kite web? (basket icon top-right; not saved across logout, incognito, different browser or device; local memory per device; as of 21 June 2026).
Zerodha support, How to place basket orders on Kite? (up to 20 orders per basket, up to 50 baskets; Place all; required and final margin; as of 21 June 2026).
Zerodha Z-Connect, Quick baskets on Kite web (feature launch note).
SEBI circulars on order entry and broker platform obligations in the cash and derivatives segments.

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Last reviewed: 21 June 2026
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