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Delivery shares under Positions on the same day on Kite

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

When you buy a CNC (delivery) equity position on Kite , the position can briefly appear on the Positions tab for the rest of the trading day. By the next morning, it moves to the Holdings tab (or appears in Holdings flagged as T1). This is the standard T+1 settlement lifecycle.

The lifecycle of a CNC equity buy

Time	Where it shows
Trade-day (T) intraday	Positions tab (Day view), with CNC product type
Trade-day (T) end of day	Either Positions or Holdings (T1 flagged), depending on Kite build
Trade-day +1 (T+1) morning	Holdings tab, with T1 flag
T+1 evening	Holdings tab, T1 flag removed; settled and saleable

Why it appears on Positions first

The Positions tab tracks all open trades for the day. A CNC buy is a trade that has just executed; on the buy day, it is no different from an intraday position in terms of “still in transit”. The system flags it as CNC (not MIS), but it sits in the Positions list until end-of-day.

F&O LTP change on Positions before market opens on Kite

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

Open F&O positions held overnight on Kite can show LTP changes (and consequently MTM P&L changes) before the next trading session opens at 09:15. This is not a bug; several settlement and pre-market mechanisms can move the displayed LTP outside session hours.

Why LTP changes overnight

1. Settlement price replaces LTP at end of T

For each F&O contract, the exchange computes a daily settlement price at the end of every trading day. This is typically the weighted-average price over the last half hour of trading. After 15:30, Kite replaces the displayed LTP with the settlement price for MTM purposes.

How to fix the Positions tab showing profit when buy avg is greater than LTP on Kite

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

A user observes a Kite Positions tab row where the “Avg” price is higher than the “LTP” but the “P&L” column shows a positive number. Intuitively, “I bought at a higher price than current, how can I be in profit?” The answer is: this is a short position, and the math works the other way.

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How to group and filter positions on Kite

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

The Kite Positions tab supports grouping and filtering to make a long list manageable. For active intraday and F&O traders with dozens of positions, this is essential.

How to quick-exit holdings and positions on Kite

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

The Kite Quick exit flow lets you sell from the Holdings or Positions tab with one click per row, or bulk-exit multiple rows at once.

Kite Positions tab explained

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

The Positions tab on Kite is the canonical surface for tracking all open intraday positions, open futures and options positions, and any unsettled exotic position types. It is distinct from the Holdings tab , which tracks delivered shares in your demat account. This article is the full reference.

What appears on Positions

Intraday (MIS) positions still open during the trading day.
Bracket Order (BO) positions with their associated stop-loss and target legs.
Cover Order (CO) positions with their mandatory stop-loss leg.
F&O positions (futures and options, NRML or MIS).
Currency derivative positions (CDS segment).
Commodity positions (MCX segment).
Same-day closed positions showing the realised P&L for the day.
Negative quantities for short positions in segments that support shorting.

What does not appear

Delivered equity holdings (those are on Holdings ).
Pending orders (those are on the Orders tab).
Mutual fund subscriptions (those are on Coin ).
Bond holdings (those are on Holdings).

Two views: Day / Net

The Positions tab supports two views:

Sold stocks shown as negative positions on Kite

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A negative quantity on the Kite Positions tab means you have a short position: you sold the instrument without holding it first (or sold more than you held), and are obligated to buy it back to close the position. The negative sign is the standard notation across all Indian broker platforms.

When you can have a negative position

Segment	Negative position allowed?	When closed
Equity intraday (MIS)	Yes, within the trading day	Must be squared off by ~15:20; auto-square-off triggers
Equity CNC	No (cannot short for delivery)	n/a
F&O futures	Yes, including overnight (NRML)	Manual close or expiry
F&O options	Yes (option selling, both legs)	Manual close or expiry
Currency derivatives	Yes (NRML)	Manual close or expiry
Commodity (MCX)	Yes (NRML)	Manual close or expiry

Examples

Intraday equity short

You short 100 RELIANCE at Rs 2,900 (MIS). The Positions tab shows: