Articles tagged “Market Order”
11 articles.
2026 (11)
- 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 …
- Market price protection on the Kite order window
Market protection on the Kite order window converts a market order into a protected limit order beyond a set percentage cap, guarding against freak fills.
- 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 market order is rejected on an F&O contract with no trades
Why Kite rejects a market order on an F&O contract with no trades: the no-LTP rule, illiquid far strikes, and the limit order that executes like a market order.
- 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 market orders are blocked on T2T and debt instruments on Kite
Market orders are blocked on trade-to-trade stocks and debt or SGB instruments on Kite because thin liquidity makes a market order fill at a wild price; only …
- How to fix negative balance after a market order
A market order at adverse pricing can produce a negative balance in your trading account. Explains the cause (slippage, illiquid scrip) and the fix steps.
- Market orders blocked for deep ITM index options
Why Kite blocks market orders for deep ITM index options. Explains the slippage risk and why limit orders are required for these contracts.
- Market orders blocked for long-dated options
Kite blocks market orders for long-dated (far-month, far-quarter) options to protect against wide-spread slippage. Explains the restriction and limit-order …
- 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.
- 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.