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Kite order nudges explained

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

A Kite order nudge is a non-blocking notification that Zerodha ’s Kite trading platform surfaces on the order window when the order, or the instrument it targets, matches a risk pattern or a market-structure condition that the exchange or Zerodha wants the client to see before the order leaves for the exchange. The nudge informs; in almost every case it does not block. You read it, you acknowledge it, and the order proceeds. This guide covers the six order-placement nudges traders meet most: the order-slicing nudge on large F&O orders, the surveillance-measures-and-risks nudge, the promoter-pledged-shares nudge, the Enhanced Surveillance Measure (ESM) nudge, the price-above-or-below-LTP nudge, and the illiquid-contract alert on far or thin derivatives.

Kite order quantity and value limits: the 1,00,000 quantity cap and the Rs 10 crore value cap

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

Kite order quantity and value limits are the two ceilings Zerodha enforces on the size of a single order: a quantity cap of 1,00,000 shares per equity order, with the exchange freeze quantity standing in for derivatives, and a value cap of Rs 10 crore per order in the equity segment. The quantity cap is partly an exchange market-integrity rule and partly a Zerodha rule about order types; the value cap is a Zerodha risk-management policy. An order that breaches either is rejected before it can fill, and the fix in both cases is to split the order into smaller pieces.

Stock futures lot size on NSE

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

Single-stock futures lot size on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is the fixed number of shares that make up one futures contract, set by the exchange so that the contract value lands inside a target rupee band rather than at a round number of shares. A futures contract on a stock priced at Rs 2,000 might carry a lot of 250 shares; a stock at Rs 200 might carry a lot of 2,500. In both cases NSE has chosen the lot so the contract is worth a comparable amount, and it revises the lot as the share price moves.

How to handle a freeze-quantity rejection on Zerodha

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

A freeze-quantity rejection occurs when you attempt to place a single order on Kite for a quantity that exceeds the maximum order size (the “freeze quantity” or “freeze lot”) set by NSE or BSE for that instrument. The exchange rejects such orders at the matching engine level before any fill can occur.

This is not a Zerodha-specific restriction. Both NSE and BSE define freeze quantities for individual stocks and derivatives contracts as a market-integrity safeguard to prevent erroneous bulk orders from disrupting the order book.

How to handle freeze quantity on F&O

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

The freeze quantity is the maximum number of units (shares or index units) that can be submitted in a single order on NSE or BSE F&O contracts. Any order exceeding the freeze quantity is automatically rejected by the exchange. This guide explains how to find the freeze quantity for a specific contract and how to manage large orders by splitting them appropriately.

For context on F&O order placement see How to trade futures on Kite (first time) and How to use basket order for multi-leg options on Kite .