Order Placement on WebNotes

How to place an order without adding to a marketwatch on Kite

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

You can place a buy or sell order on Kite , Zerodha’s trading platform, without first adding the instrument to a marketwatch . The marketwatch is a watchlist for tracking live prices, not a precondition for trading. Kite opens an order ticket for any tradable instrument straight from universal search, from your Holdings tab, from your Positions tab, or from the option chain, and you submit the order without the instrument ever entering a list.

The new order window on the Kite mobile app

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

The redesigned order window on the Kite mobile app is Zerodha’s reworked single screen for placing a trade, adding amount-based ordering, an in-window read-out of available funds, required margin and approximate charges, plus market protection, automatic order slicing and remembered settings, so a trader confirms the cost and the funding of an order without leaving the screen. It replaces an older window that required a separate trip to a funds page to check margin and forced a manual quantity calculation.

How to order at different price points using the column view on Kite

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

The Kite market depth panel supports click-to-order at any of the visible bid or ask price levels. This is a fast-execution path: instead of opening the order ticket and typing a price, click the price level in the depth column to pre-fill a limit order at that price.

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Pre-open session orders on Zerodha

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

The pre-open session on NSE / BSE runs from 09:00 to 09:15 IST. During this window, Zerodha Kite accepts orders that participate in the opening call auction.

Phases

Phase	Time
Order collection	09:00 to 09:08
Order matching	09:08 to 09:12
Buffer / transition	09:12 to 09:15
Continuous trading begins	09:15

Order types accepted

Order type	Pre-open accepted
Limit	Yes
Market	Yes
Stop-loss	Yes
GTT	Stored; not active in pre-open
Bracket / Cover	Not in pre-open; from 09:15

How orders match

During the 09:08-09:12 matching window:

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 .

How to place an order via the Kite Connect REST API

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

The Kite Connect API exposes a clean REST interface for order management that supports all major Indian exchanges and order types. Once you have a valid access_token (see How to generate the request_token and access_token ), you can place, modify, and cancel orders programmatically using the kiteconnect Python SDK . This guide covers the full order-placement workflow, parameter reference, and production-grade error handling.

Order model in Kite Connect

Kite Connect organises every order placement call around four orthogonal dimensions.