Bracket order (BO), legacy Zerodha feature

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A bracket order (BO) was an advanced intraday order type formerly available on Kite, Zerodha’s trading platform. It enabled a trader to simultaneously place three linked legs: an entry order, a profit target, and a stop-loss with an optional trailing feature. The bracket order was discontinued by Zerodha in October 2020 following changes to SEBI margin norms and was not restored thereafter.

This article documents the bracket order for historical reference and for the benefit of traders who encounter it in older documentation, platform guides, or community discussions.

Bracket order discontinuation (historical)

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Overview

A bracket order (BO) was an advanced intraday order type offered by Zerodha and several other Indian brokers that combined three linked orders into a single instruction: an entry order, a stop-loss order, and a target order. The three-legged structure allowed a trader to define the entry price, the maximum loss (stop-loss), and the desired profit exit (target) in a single order placement, with the bracket structure ensuring that once any one of the three legs executed (stop-loss or target), the remaining leg was automatically cancelled.

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Bracket order (BO), legacy Zerodha feature

Bracket order discontinuation (historical)

Overview