Articles tagged “Kite”
192 articles.
2026 (192)
- How to change the registered email and mobile number on Zerodha
How to update the email ID and mobile number registered on your Zerodha account through the Kite app, with the OTP and in-person verification steps, the Aadhaar …
- How funds are debited for SGB orders
How and when funds are debited for a Sovereign Gold Bond order on Zerodha: secondary-market blocking on Kite, T+2 delivery, the primary closing-day debit, …
- How to add funds to Zerodha: accepted and not-accepted methods
How to add money to a Zerodha account: UPI, netbanking, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS and cheque are accepted; cash, demand drafts, wallets and direct UPI-app pushes are …
- Why a Zerodha withdrawal is rejected and how to fix it
Why a Zerodha withdrawal request is rejected, what unsettled funds, same-day deposits, payment gateway delays and a negative balance mean, how you find out, and …
- How to add funds to Zerodha via UPI
Step-by-step guide to depositing funds into your Zerodha trading account using UPI through Kite web or the Kite mobile app, including limits, timings, and …
- Change in open interest
Change in open interest shows positions added or cut. Read the four OI-price scenarios, OI on the Kite option chain, and OI spurts on Zerodha.
- Charges shown on the Kite order window
The Charges field on the Kite order window is an estimate of the all-in cost of a trade: brokerage, STT, transaction charges, GST, SEBI and stamp charges. DP …
- Fix GTT stoploss invalid for index options on Kite
The GTT stoploss is invalid prompt on index options is a Zerodha nudge, not a hard error. You can still place the buy, then set a single-leg GTT stop …
- GTC orders on Kite: why Good-Till-Cancelled is not natively supported
NSE and BSE do not offer a true Good-Till-Cancelled order; they cancel pending orders daily. Zerodha's GTT is a broker workaround with a one-year validity cap.
- GTT as a stop-loss for options buying
A GTT can act as a stop-loss for long options on Zerodha, but it releases a single-trigger limit order, not SL-M, so a fast move can leave a long-option stop …
- GTT for F&O on Zerodha
GTT orders work for F&O contracts on Zerodha, with key limits: NRML only, OCO restricted, validity tied to contract expiry, physical-delivery and …
- GTT order limitations and rejection reasons
Zerodha GTT orders are rejected at trigger time for ineligible instruments, freeze limits, missing funds, or blocked scrips. GTT is best-effort, not a …
- GTT validity rules on Kite
Zerodha GTT orders are valid for one year on equity and only until contract expiry on F&O, then auto-cancel. GTT is broker-stored, not a true exchange order.
- How to cancel orders quickly on Kite
How to cancel open and pending orders quickly on Kite, single and quick cancel, the Orders tab, the O keyboard shortcut on web, and cancelling AMOs.
- How to convert an NRML position to MIS on Kite
Step-by-step guide to converting an overnight NRML position to intraday MIS on Zerodha Kite, with the auto-square-off consequence, the exceptions, and how it …
- How to create a stock SIP on Kite
Step-by-step guide to creating a stock SIP on Kite from a basket: build the basket, name the SIP, set the schedule date and time, fund the account, and confirm.
- How to delete or cancel a GTT on Kite
Delete an active GTT from the GTT tab in Kite, in single or in bulk. A partially triggered GTT cannot be deleted there; cancel its resting order from the orders …
- How to diagnose why a GTT did not trigger on Kite
A GTT fires on the last traded price during market hours only. Check the LTP against your trigger, missed ticks, and whether the GTT was disabled or expired.
- How to find your GTT orders on Kite (web and app)
Open the GTT tab under Orders on Kite web and the Kite app to see active, triggered, and cancelled GTTs. The triggered order itself moves to the order book.
- How to fix a basket that partially executed on Kite
A Kite basket is not atomic, so some legs fill while others reject for margin, price band, or liquidity. Identify the failed legs, fix the cause, and re-place …
- How to fix a market order that executed as a limit on Kite
A market order that appears to execute as a limit on Kite is market price protection capping it to a protected limit within a percentage of the LTP. Re-place to …
- How to fix a sell GTT being rejected on Zerodha
A sell GTT is rejected at trigger when the holding is not free in demat, the quantity has changed, or the CDSL debit is not authorised. Here is how to fix each …
- How to fix a theoretical-price rejection on Zerodha
Fix the 'place your order around the theoretical price' rejection on illiquid F&O options by using a limit order near fair value within the LPP band, instead of …
- How to fix an order stuck in pending or open on Kite
An order stuck in pending or open on Kite is usually waiting for the exchange, an after-market queue, or a limit price not yet hit. Diagnose the status, then …
- How to fix the family account invite error on Zerodha
Fix the Zerodha family portfolio invite error on Console and Kite: the invite-doesn't-exist and invalid-user causes, the correct Kite user ID, the 2-hour link, …
- How to import a file to create a basket of trades on Kite
Kite web lets you import a basket file to build a basket of trades in one step instead of adding instruments one by one. Each row carries the fields a Kite leg …
- How to modify a GTT on Kite
Step-by-step guide to modifying an active Good Till Triggered (GTT) order on Zerodha Kite: change the trigger, quantity or limit price, and re-confirm the …
- How to modify a stock SIP on Kite
How to modify or cancel a stock SIP on Kite: edit the basket, amount, or frequency, pause the SIP so it stops until you resume, and delete it. Kite web and app …
- How to place a buy GTT OCO order on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to setting a GTT OCO (One Cancels the Other) order on Zerodha Kite, where two triggers sit on one position and the first to fire cancels the …
- How to read funds deducted when exiting a profitable short option
When you buy back a profitable short option, Kite debits the buyback premium and releases the margin, while the original sell premium was credited earlier. …
- How to sell a call option on Zerodha Kite
Step-by-step on writing a call option on Zerodha Kite: the NRML order, SPAN plus exposure margin blocked, premium credited, unlimited-loss risk, and physical …
- How to sell a put option on Zerodha Kite
Step-by-step on writing a put option on Zerodha Kite: the NRML order, SPAN plus exposure margin blocked, premium credited, the obligation to buy if assigned, …
- How to set a target and stop-loss together for a futures position on Zerodha
After Zerodha discontinued bracket orders, set a target and stop-loss together on an open futures position using a GTT one-cancels-other (OCO) order, or two …
- How to use quick baskets on Kite web
Quick baskets on Kite web let you build and place a multi-instrument order from any page. They live in local memory and are not saved across logins or devices.
- Implied volatility
Implied volatility is the market's expected volatility backed out of option premium. Learn IV vs historical volatility, IV rank, IV crush, and the vega link.
- Kite stock SIP overview
A Kite stock SIP is a recurring buy of equities or ETFs from a saved basket on Zerodha. It places real delivery orders on schedule and skips a cycle if funds …
- Open interest
Open interest is the count of outstanding F&O contracts. Learn OI versus volume, the price-OI build-up matrix, and where Kite shows open interest.
- Required margin vs final margin on a Kite basket
A Kite basket shows two margin figures: the required margin to place all legs and the lower final margin actually blocked after the hedge benefit settles.
- Sharing baskets on Kite
A Kite basket is shared as a downloadable .JSON file exported from Kite web; the recipient imports it into a new basket and edits or executes the legs.
- Stock SIP frequencies on Kite
How stock SIP frequencies work on Kite. Daily, weekly, fortnightly, and monthly cadence come from the dates you select, with holiday and insufficient-funds …
- The GTT notification flow on Zerodha
Zerodha emails and app-notifies you when a GTT triggers and places an order, and sends a push and email if that order is rejected. The fill itself is a separate …
- The trigger and limit price mismatch error on SL orders
The trigger-and-limit-price mismatch error on Kite means the SL order's prices are the wrong way round: a buy SL needs trigger at or below limit, a sell SL …
- Using an SL-L order as a de-facto SL-M on Kite
Traders set a wide limit on an SL-L order to mimic an SL-M, but a gap past the limit leaves it unfilled. This is why Zerodha removed SL-M on some segments.
- Why a buy GTT is rejected at trigger on Zerodha Kite
A buy GTT on Kite is rejected at trigger when the trading account lacks the cash to fund the limit order it fires. It does not retry; you must recreate it.
- Why a GTT triggered but did not execute on Zerodha
A Zerodha GTT releases a limit order at the trigger, not a market order. It can trigger yet stay unfilled when the price gaps past the limit, funds fall short, …
- Why a limit order can execute at a better price than the limit
A limit order fills at the best opposite-side price available, which can be better than your limit but never worse. Explains marketable limit orders, price-time …
- Why a limit order is not executing
A limit order can stay pending even when the price touches your level: queue priority decides who fills, a print can pass without your order matching, and …
- Why a rejected order does not appear in the order book on Zerodha
A Kite order rejected by Zerodha's pre-trade validation never reaches the order book; the rejection reason shows in the order status notification, not the order …
- Why a triggered GTT is not visible after end of day on Kite
A triggered GTT on Zerodha becomes a CNC limit day order; if it does not fill, the exchange cancels it at end of day, so it disappears from the next session.
- Why far-month MCX commodity option orders are rejected on Kite
Zerodha blocks orders in far-month MCX commodity option contracts because they carry near-zero liquidity. Only the near month trades, with a two-month window …
- Why fresh buying of Sovereign Gold Bonds is blocked on Kite
Fresh SGB buying is blocked on Kite because the RBI stopped issuing new tranches; existing series trade only on the illiquid secondary market, and some demat …
- Why limit orders placed far from the LTP are rejected on Kite
Zerodha blocks limit orders in stock and index options placed 50% to 150% away from the LTP to prevent freak trades, while the exchange runs its own …
- Why market orders are blocked for ETFs in the first two minutes
Zerodha blocks market and SL-M orders for some ETFs from 9:15 to 9:17 AM because of thin opening liquidity, where a market order can fill far from the fund's …
- Why orders get rejected on Kite
A Kite order is rejected when a broker or exchange pre-trade check fails: margin, price band, circuit, freeze quantity, holdings, T2T, no last trade price, or …
- Why the GTT trigger email price differs from the execution price
The GTT trigger email shows the trigger price, but a GTT places a limit order, so it fills at your limit price or worse, and a gap move can leave it unfilled.
- How to avoid IPO application rejection on Kite
Stop IPO application rejections on Zerodha Kite: fix PAN mismatch, duplicate PAN, unapproved mandate, third-party UPI, insufficient balance, and a frozen demat.
- Why Zerodha runs separate apps instead of one super-app
Zerodha keeps Kite, Console, Coin, Varsity, Pulse and Nudge as separate products to avoid bloat, serve distinct users, and feed an open Kite Connect ecosystem.
- 20-level market depth on Kite
The 20-level market depth feature on Kite shows 20 bid and 20 ask levels of the NSE order book, expanding the default 5-level view. Explains availability, …
- How to add Bharat Bond ETF to the Kite marketwatch
How to add the Bharat Bond ETF series (2025, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033) to a Kite marketwatch. Covers symbol conventions, ISINs, maturity, and yield-to-maturity …
- How to add F&O contracts to the Kite marketwatch
How to add NSE F&O futures and options contracts (Nifty, BankNifty, FinNifty, MidcapNifty, stock derivatives) to a Kite marketwatch. Covers contract identifier …
- How to add instruments to the marketwatch on Kite
Concise step-by-step for adding any tradable instrument (equity, derivative, currency, commodity, ETF, MF, IPO, G-sec) to a Kite marketwatch on web and on the …
- How to add Nifty 50, Sensex and other indices to the Kite marketwatch
How to add NSE and BSE indices (Nifty 50, Sensex, BankNifty, FinNifty, NIFTY IT, NIFTY PSE, NIFTY Bank, India VIX) to a Kite marketwatch. Covers index symbol …
- How to add Nifty and BankNifty options to the Kite marketwatch
How to add specific Nifty 50 and BankNifty option strikes to a Kite marketwatch. Covers weekly vs monthly expiry, strike spacing, and the option chain …
- How to add Notes on the Kite marketwatch
How to attach a short text note to a scrip row in the Kite marketwatch, where the note is stored, character limits, and how Notes differ from Alerts and GTT.
- How to add scrips to the Kite marketwatch
Step-by-step procedure for adding equity, F&O, currency, commodity and ETF scrips to a Kite marketwatch on web and on the Kite mobile app. Covers search syntax, …
- How to brand-search on the Kite marketwatch
How to search by brand or parent-company name on the Kite marketwatch when you do not remember the exact NSE/BSE symbol. Covers partial-match, group-company …
- How to cancel pending or partial auction orders on Kite
How to cancel pending or partial auction orders on Zerodha Kite. Covers the cancellation window, partial-fill handling, and the implications of not cancelling …
- How to create multiple marketwatch in Kite
How to create, name and manage up to five marketwatch tabs on Zerodha Kite. Covers web and app workflows, naming conventions, and the 5-tab limit.
- How to fix B/S shortcuts not opening the order window on Kite
Troubleshooting guide for the Buy / Sell (B / S) keyboard and click shortcuts on the Kite marketwatch when they do not open the order window. Covers app …
- How to fix Day's change showing incorrect vs previous close on Kite
Troubleshooting an incorrect day's change on the Kite marketwatch when measured against the previous close. Covers ex-date adjustments, suspended trading, and …
- How to fix ESOP shares not appearing on Kite
If your Employee Stock Option Plan shares are not appearing on the Kite Holdings tab, the cause is usually a depository or RTA issue. This guide walks through …
- How to fix holdings not displayed on the exchange bought from on Kite
When a Kite holding bought from NSE shows the BSE tag (or vice versa), the cause is usually display consolidation or a recent inter-exchange transfer. This …
- How to fix Invalid CSRF token error on Kite marketwatch
Troubleshooting the 'Invalid CSRF token' error on Kite when adding scrips or making changes on the marketwatch. Covers session expiry, cookies, browser …
- How to fix LTP showing zero on the Kite marketwatch
Troubleshooting LTP = 0 on a Kite marketwatch scrip row. Covers market hours, illiquid scrips, suspended trading, expired derivative contracts, and feed issues.
- How to fix missing decimal values on the Kite funds page
When the Kite funds page shows rounded values without decimals, the cause is usually browser font scaling or column width. Walks through the fix on web and app.
- How to fix Pinned overview resets to Nifty on Kite
When the top-of-marketwatch overview strip on Kite keeps reverting to Nifty 50 after you switch to Sensex or BankNifty, this guide walks through the causes and …
- How to fix smallcase and Kite holdings mismatch with filters
Why your smallcase portfolio view and the underlying Kite holdings can show different stocks or quantities when filters are applied. Covers display filters, …
- How to fix texts or numbers overlapping on the Kite marketwatch
Troubleshooting overlapping text or numbers on the Kite marketwatch (LTP overlapping volume, scrip name overlapping change column). Covers browser zoom, font …
- How to fix the Order book showing dates instead of quantity on Kite
Troubleshooting an unusual display issue where the Kite order book column shows dates rather than quantity values. Covers column shift, browser zoom, and …
- How to group and filter positions on Kite
How to group positions by segment or strategy on the Kite Positions tab and how to filter to specific subsets (intraday only, F&O only, open only).
- How to order at different price points using the column view on Kite
How to use the depth-side column view on Kite to place limit orders at different price levels by clicking specific bid or ask quantities. Faster than typing …
- How to pin a stock or index to the top of the Kite marketwatch
How to pin a stock or index to the top of any Kite marketwatch tab so it stays visible regardless of scroll. Covers pinning syntax, reordering, and the …
- How to save marketwatch settings on Kite
How marketwatch settings on Kite persist across sessions and devices, what is saved automatically, and what needs explicit action. Covers watchlist sync, column …
- How to search Sovereign Gold Bonds on Kite
How to find Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) tranches in the Kite marketwatch search, add them to a watchlist, and read the price quoted on the secondary market vs the …
- How to search stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, IPOs and G-secs on Kite
Cross-segment search guide for Kite: how to find equity stocks, ETFs, mutual fund schemes (Coin), IPO subscription windows, and government securities (G-secs …
- How to toggle net change between percentage and absolute on Kite
How to switch the Kite Holdings net change column between percentage and absolute (rupees) views. Covers both Kite web and the Kite mobile app.
- Bar/volume colour mismatch (Kite)
Step-by-step procedure for resolving bar / volume colour mismatch on Zerodha Kite charts. Covers theme settings, candle colour rules, and the indicator-specific …
- How to add indicators to a chart in Zerodha Kite
Step-by-step procedure for adding technical indicators (moving average, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, Supertrend, and others) to a chart in Zerodha Kite, …
- How to hedge a naked options position in Zerodha
Step-by-step procedure for hedging a naked options position (sold call or put) in Zerodha Kite by buying a further-OTM option to cap downside risk. Covers the …
- How to pledge mutual fund units for Zerodha margin
Step-by-step procedure for pledging mutual fund units in your Zerodha demat account as collateral for margin trading in F&O. Covers the LTV haircut, the …
- How to save chart layouts on Kite
Step-by-step procedure for saving chart layouts on Zerodha Kite. Covers TradingView and ChartIQ engines, multi-instrument templates, and the persistence …
- How to switch chart types on Kite
Step-by-step procedure for switching chart types (candlestick, line, bar, Heikin Ashi, Renko) on Zerodha Kite. Covers TradingView and ChartIQ engines.
- How to add funds to Zerodha via net banking
Step-by-step guide to depositing funds into a Zerodha trading account using net banking through Kite web or the Kite mobile app, including supported banks, …
- How to bid in an RBI primary bond auction via Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to submitting non-competitive bids in RBI's weekly G-Sec and T-Bill primary auctions through Zerodha's Kite platform and the RBI Retail …
- How to buy a bond on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to buying listed corporate bonds and NCDs on Zerodha's Kite platform: search, order placement, settlement, and charges.
- How to buy a G-Sec on Zerodha Kite
Step-by-step guide to buying Government Securities on Zerodha's Kite platform via the exchange-traded secondary market, with settlement, yield, and tax notes.
- How to buy a Sovereign Gold Bond on the secondary market via Kite
Step-by-step guide to buying Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) in the secondary market through Zerodha's Kite platform, including pricing, yield, and capital gains …
- How to buy a T-Bill on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to buying 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day Treasury Bills on Zerodha's Kite platform through the secondary market and via primary auction …
- How to fix a circuit-limit rejection on Zerodha
A guide to understanding and working around circuit-limit order rejections on Zerodha Kite, covering market-wide index circuit breakers, per-instrument price …
- How to fix a missing holding after delivery on Zerodha
A guide to tracing and recovering shares that are not visible in the Zerodha Kite holdings section after a buy delivery order, covering T+1 settlement, …
- How to fix a price-band rejection on Zerodha
A step-by-step guide to understanding and resolving an order rejection caused by a price-band breach on Zerodha Kite, covering NSE and BSE daily price bands, …
- How to fix an 'order rejected: insufficient margin' error on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to diagnosing and resolving an insufficient-margin rejection on Zerodha Kite for equity, F&O, and intraday orders, including how margin is …
- How to fix an 'order rejected: RMS' error on Zerodha
A systematic guide to diagnosing and resolving RMS (Risk Management System) order rejections on Zerodha Kite, covering all major RMS sub-codes across equity, …
- How to fix Kite charting and streaming lag on Zerodha
A practical guide to diagnosing and resolving charting slowness, frozen live quotes, and streaming lag on Zerodha Kite web and the Kite mobile app, covering …
- How to handle a freeze-quantity rejection on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to understanding and resolving freeze-quantity order rejections on Zerodha Kite, including how to split large orders into compliant tranches …
- How to handle a partially filled order on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to understanding, managing, and completing a partially filled order on Zerodha Kite, covering order types, product code implications, and …
- How to invest in a smallcase via Kite
Step-by-step guide to accessing the smallcase marketplace directly within Zerodha's Kite interface, placing a basket investment order, and monitoring holdings …
- How to recover a forgotten Kite password on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to resetting a forgotten Kite trading password on Zerodha using the official Forgot Password flow, with troubleshooting for OTP failures, …
- How to recover a forgotten Kite user ID on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to finding or recovering a forgotten Zerodha client ID (Kite user ID), covering Console, confirmation emails, Zerodha support, and PAN-based …
- How to reset 2FA on Zerodha
A complete guide to resetting two-factor authentication (2FA) on Zerodha Kite, covering TOTP reconfiguration via an authenticator app, SMS OTP fallback, and …
- How to roll over an F&O position on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to rolling over expiring futures and options positions to the next contract month on Zerodha Kite, including timing, costs, and margin …
- How to take an MTF position on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to placing a Margin Trading Facility (MTF) buy order on Zerodha Kite for leveraged equity delivery, including SEBI eligibility rules and …
- How to trade futures on Kite (first time)
Step-by-step guide for first-time futures traders on Zerodha Kite: adding a futures contract, reading the order form, placing the order, and managing the …
- How to whitelist Kite IPs on a corporate network
A technical guide to identifying the domains and IP ranges required for Zerodha Kite to function on a corporate firewall or proxy, with instructions for IT …
- How to withdraw funds from Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to withdrawing funds from a Zerodha trading account to your registered bank account via Kite web or the Kite mobile app, including cutoff …
- GTT (Good Till Triggered) order on Zerodha
Zerodha's GTT lets traders set conditional buy or sell orders that persist for up to one year, triggering only when the market reaches a specified price.
- Kite (Zerodha trading platform)
Kite is Zerodha's flagship trading platform, available as a browser terminal and mobile app, offering equities, derivatives, currency, and commodity trading.
- Trigger price vs limit price on Kite
On Kite, the trigger price activates a pending stop-loss order while the limit price controls the worst execution price of the resulting limit order.
- Zerodha
Zerodha is India's largest retail stockbroker by active client count, operating a flat-fee discount brokerage model from Bengaluru since 2010.
- Kite charts (Zerodha's web and mobile charting platform)
Kite charts is Zerodha's free web and mobile charting platform with ChartIQ and TradingView engines, full indicators, drawing tools, and Trade From Charts.
- 52-week high and low on the Kite marketwatch
The 52-week high and 52-week low on the Kite market depth panel show the highest and lowest traded prices over the rolling past year. Explains the methodology, …
- Absolute and percentage change from open on Kite
How Kite computes and displays the absolute and percentage change of LTP from the day's open price. Explains the field, the toggle, and how it differs from …
- Average price on the Kite market depth
The 'Average price' on the Kite market depth panel is the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of all trades during the day. Explains how it is calculated, why …
- Briefcase symbol on Kite
The briefcase symbol on a Kite marketwatch scrip row indicates the user holds shares in that instrument. Explains the icon, when it appears, and how it differs …
- Dashboard and funds calculation flow on Kite
The order in which Kite computes the funds-page values: starts from cash and pledged collateral, subtracts margin used, accounts for premium credits, and shows …
- Day's change in absolute and percentage on Kite
The day's change column on the Kite marketwatch shows the move from previous close in both absolute (rupees) and percentage terms. Explains the calculation, …
- Day's P&L on Holdings: how Kite calculates it
How the Day's P&L column on the Kite Holdings tab is calculated. Covers the previous-close formula, end-of-day adjustments, corporate-action handling, and the …
- Event tag on the Kite marketwatch
What the event tag on a Kite marketwatch scrip row means: corporate action indicator covering dividends, splits, bonus, rights, mergers and AGM dates. Explains …
- Holdings value differs between Console and Kite
Why the total holdings value on Zerodha Console can differ from the total on Kite. Covers settlement-stage handling, mutual fund vs equity differences, and …
- Intraday P&L on Kite web
How the intraday P&L total on Kite web is computed across closed positions during the day. Covers Day view aggregation, realised vs unrealised, and the …
- Kite Holdings tab explained
Comprehensive reference on the Kite Holdings tab: what it shows, how P&L is calculated, the difference from Positions, T1 holdings, pledge status, mutual fund …
- Kite Positions tab explained
Reference on the Kite Positions tab: intraday and F&O positions, day-wise P&L, conversion to CNC, position grouping, and the difference from Holdings.
- Leverage indicator on Kite
Kite shows a leverage indicator on the order ticket displaying the effective multiplier based on margin available vs notional position size. Explains the …
- Margin available, used and cash on the Kite funds page
The three core fields on the Kite funds page: margin available, margin used, and cash. Explains the calculation, the relationship to F&O margin, and how the …
- Margin on exit calculation on Kite
How Kite calculates the margin released when you close an open position. Explains the SPAN recalculation, partial-close handling, and the cash impact.
- Margin required on the Kite order window
The margin-required field on the Kite order ticket shows the SPAN + exposure margin a trade will consume before you place it. Explains the calculation, the …
- Market depth view on Kite
Market depth on Kite shows the 5-level bid-ask order book for any tradable instrument. Explains how to open the depth panel, read the bids and asks, and use …
- Minimum stock SIP amount on Kite
Minimum SIP investment amounts for equity SIPs on Kite. Explains how the threshold is determined by the scrip's price and the lot-size handling for ETFs.
- P&L change after 3:30 PM on Kite
Why the Kite Holdings or Positions P&L can change after the equity market closes at 15:30 IST. Covers bhav copy lag, late corporate actions, and back-office …
- Pay-in funds explained on Kite
Pay-in is the process of adding funds to your Zerodha trading account. Explains the funding methods (UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS), settlement timelines, and SEBI's …
- Positions P&L vs funds gains differences on Kite
Why the P&L shown on the Kite Positions tab can differ from the gain reflected in the funds account balance. Covers settlement timing, charges deduction, and …
- Sold stocks shown as negative positions on Kite
Why a sold stock shows as a negative quantity on the Kite Positions tab. Explains intraday shorts, futures shorts, options shorts, and the difference from a …
- Sticky order window on Kite
The sticky order window option on Kite keeps the order ticket open after submitting an order, ready for the next entry. Useful for rapid scaling in / out during …
- 12 AM to 12:15 AM previous candle missing (Kite)
Reference explanation of why the 12 AM to 12:15 AM previous-session candle can appear missing on Zerodha Kite charts. Covers session timing, pre-open data, and …
- ChartIQ 8 features overview (Kite)
Reference overview of ChartIQ 8 features available on Zerodha Kite. Covers new chart types, improved theming, performance enhancements, and the migration from …
- Kite TradingView vs ChartIQ engine
Reference comparison of the two Kite charting engines: TradingView and ChartIQ. Covers feature breadth, indicators, drawings, performance, default availability, …
- Moving average 200 on weekly/monthly charts (Kite)
Reference explanation of how 200-period moving averages compute on weekly and monthly Kite charts. Covers data-history requirement, alternative interpretations, …
- Pivot points discrepancy on Kite
Reference explanation of why pivot points on Zerodha Kite may not match third-party calculations. Covers different OHLC sources, daily / weekly / monthly …
- How to add and customise alerts on Kite
Step-by-step guide to creating, editing and deleting price and technical alerts on Zerodha Kite, covering both the marketwatch alert panel and chart-based alert …
- How to cancel a pending order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to cancelling an open or trigger-pending order on Zerodha Kite, including single order cancellation, bulk cancellation and GTT cancellation.
- How to convert CNC to MIS on Kite
Step-by-step guide to converting an equity delivery (CNC) position to an intraday (MIS) position on Zerodha Kite, and understanding when and why this is done.
- How to convert MIS to CNC before square-off on Kite
Step-by-step guide to converting an intraday MIS equity position to a CNC delivery position on Zerodha Kite before the auto square-off time of 3:20 PM IST.
- How to do BTST on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to executing a Buy Today Sell Tomorrow (BTST) trade on Zerodha Kite, covering the mechanics, settlement risk, short delivery and applicable …
- How to enable nudges and the F&O kill switch on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to enabling SEBI-mandated Kite nudges for F&O trading and activating the F&O kill switch to disable derivatives trading on your Zerodha …
- How to exit a multi-leg F&O position on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to cleanly closing all legs of a multi-leg options or futures position on Zerodha Kite, including basket exit, individual leg exit, and …
- How to modify a pending order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to modifying an open or trigger-pending order on Zerodha Kite, including changing price, quantity and trigger price, and understanding queue …
- How to place a basket order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a basket order on Zerodha Kite, covering the basket creation, adding multiple instruments, order types per leg and one-click …
- How to place a GTT order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a Good Till Triggered (GTT) order on Zerodha Kite, covering single and OCO trigger types, conditions and management.
- How to place a limit order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a limit order on Zerodha Kite for equity and F&O, covering price entry, validity, partial fills and modification.
- How to place a market order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a market order on Zerodha Kite for equity and F&O, covering the order ticket, exchange selection, slippage risks and verification.
- How to place an AMO on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing an After Market Order (AMO) on Zerodha Kite outside regular trading hours, covering the AMO window, supported order types and …
- How to place an iceberg order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing an iceberg order on Zerodha Kite, covering total quantity, disclosed quantity legs, leg size and the order book display.
- How to place an SL order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a Stop-Loss (SL) limit order on Zerodha Kite, covering the trigger price, limit price, order book status and common errors.
- How to place an SL-M order on Kite
Step-by-step guide to placing a Stop-Loss Market (SL-M) order on Zerodha Kite, covering the trigger price, execution mechanics and when to prefer SL-M over SL.
- How to place your first equity buy order on Kite
Step-by-step guide for first-time investors on placing an equity buy order on Zerodha Kite, covering the order ticket, product codes CNC and MIS, and order …
- How to read option Greeks on Kite
Step-by-step guide to finding, reading, and applying Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega displayed in the Zerodha Kite options chain and order flow interface.
- How to read the Kite order book
A guide to understanding every column and status in the Zerodha Kite order book, covering order ID, status transitions, filled quantities and order history.
- How to read the Kite trade book
A guide to understanding every column in the Zerodha Kite trade book, covering trade ID, executed price, quantity, exchange trade confirmation and P&L …
- How to short-sell intraday on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to executing an intraday short-sell trade on Zerodha Kite using MIS product code, covering the order ticket, margin, auto square-off and …
- How to trade options on Kite (first time)
Step-by-step guide for first-time options traders on Zerodha Kite: finding a contract, reading the order form, buying and selling options, and managing the …
- How to use the basket order for multi-leg options on Kite
Step-by-step guide to building and submitting a basket order on Zerodha Kite to execute all legs of a multi-leg options strategy simultaneously.
- How to use the marketwatch on Kite
Step-by-step guide to using the Kite marketwatch for managing watchlists, adding instruments, customising columns, reading market depth and setting alerts.
- How to use the options chain on Kite
Step-by-step guide to reading and using the Zerodha Kite options chain to identify strikes, analyse open interest, and place options orders efficiently.
- How to view holdings on Kite vs Console
A guide to viewing your equity holdings on Zerodha Kite and Zerodha Console, understanding what each platform shows, and how to reconcile them with your demat …
- AMO (After Market Order) on Zerodha
An AMO on Zerodha lets traders place buy or sell orders outside market hours; the orders are queued and submitted to the exchange at the next session's open.
- Basket order on Kite
A basket order on Kite lets traders place multiple buy or sell orders across different instruments simultaneously with a single submission action.
- Bracket order (BO), legacy Zerodha feature
The bracket order was a Zerodha intraday order combining an entry, a profit target, and a trailing stop-loss. Zerodha discontinued it in 2020.
- BTST (Buy Today Sell Tomorrow) on Zerodha
BTST lets a Zerodha investor sell shares purchased the previous day before they are credited to the demat account, exploiting T+1 settlement timing.
- CNC product code on Zerodha
CNC (Cash and Carry) is Zerodha's product code for equity delivery trades, requiring full payment, with shares credited to the demat account on T+1 settlement.
- Commodity derivatives (MCX) on Zerodha
Commodity futures and options on Zerodha via MCX: eligible contracts, SEBI-FMC framework, brokerage, margins, contract specs, and tax treatment.
- Cover order (CO) on Zerodha
A cover order on Zerodha is an intraday order paired with a mandatory stop-loss, enabling higher leverage by capping maximum loss at order placement.
- Disclosed quantity orders
A disclosed quantity order shows only a fraction of the full order size in the exchange order book, hiding the trader's true intent while keeping the full...
- Iceberg order on Kite
An iceberg order on Kite automatically slices a large order into smaller tranches, displaying only a fraction of the total quantity in the public order book.
- Limit order on Kite
A limit order on Kite lets traders specify the maximum price to pay or the minimum price to accept, guaranteeing price but not execution.
- Market order on Kite
A market order on Kite instructs the exchange to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available price, guaranteeing execution but not the price.
- MIS product code on Zerodha
MIS (Margin Intraday Squareoff) is Zerodha's intraday product code offering leveraged positions that are automatically squared off by 3:20 PM if not.
- MTF product code on Zerodha
MTF (Margin Trading Facility) on Zerodha allows investors to buy eligible equity shares with borrowed funds, holding positions overnight at interest on.
- NRML product code on Zerodha
NRML (Normal) is Zerodha's product code for overnight F&O, currency, and commodity positions held at full SEBI-mandated exchange margins without.
- Order validity types on Kite, DAY and IOC
DAY and IOC are the two order validity types on Kite.
- SL (Stop Loss limit) order on Kite
An SL order on Kite combines a trigger price and a limit price: it activates only when the trigger is hit, then places a limit order at the specified price.
- SL-M (Stop Loss Market) order on Kite
An SL-M order on Kite is triggered at a set price and then executes as a market order, prioritising execution certainty over price control after the stop fires.
- Zerodha Sentinel (price alert platform)
Zerodha Sentinel is a price and technical condition alert platform that monitors NSE and BSE instruments and notifies traders via push notification,.