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Trading is temporarily restricted on this contract or stock on Kite

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A “trading is temporarily restricted on this contract or stock” message on Kite means fresh trading in that instrument is paused or constrained for a defined window, and the cause is one of a small set of exchange and broker mechanisms: a volatility-driven exchange halt, a circuit limit hit, a tightened price band under the Additional or Enhanced Surveillance Measure, the periodic call auction category, or a Zerodha block on an illiquid or far-dated contract. The word “temporarily” is the key fact: the restriction is time-bound, lifting when the halt period ends, the next auction session opens, or the surveillance stage changes, not a permanent ban on the instrument.

SLM with trigger outside circuit limits

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Stop-Loss Market (SL-M) order with trigger price outside the day’s circuit limits is rejected by Kite at order placement. The validation ensures orders are realistic given the price-band constraints.

What SL-M is

SL-M is an order that:

Triggers when the LTP crosses the specified trigger price.
Once triggered, executes as a market order.

If the trigger price is set outside the day’s circuit limits , the trigger can never fire (price cannot reach the circuit-limit-bounded range).

How to fix a circuit-limit rejection on Zerodha

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A circuit-limit rejection on Kite arises in two distinct scenarios: a market-wide trading halt triggered by a large index fall, or a per-instrument circuit breaker that limits the maximum price movement for a specific stock or contract. The resolution differs substantially between the two cases.

Understanding which type of circuit applies to your order is the essential first diagnostic step.

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