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Order types

  1. Why do orders get rejected?
  2. What are limit and market orders?
  3. What are stoploss orders and how to use them?
  4. What does Longterm (CNC), Intraday (MIS) and Overnight (NRML) mean?
  5. How to use limit order as a market order?
  6. How to convert Intraday (MIS) to Longterm (CNC)/Overnight (NRML) and vice versa?
  7. Why did my limit order execute at market price instead of my specified limit price?
  8. What does Day, Immediate and Minutes Validity mean?
  9. Why did my limit order not execute even though the share price matched my order price?
  10. What are cover orders and how to use them?
  11. Why was the stop-loss order executed even though the price did not breach the trigger?
  12. What is an After Market Order (AMO)?
  13. How to convert overnight (NRML) positions to Intraday (MIS)?
  14. What does Charges on the Kite order window mean?
  15. Why are intraday (MIS/CO) orders not allowed for some stocks?
  16. How will NSE’s self-trade prevention mechanism affect Cover Orders?
  17. Can I place target and stop-loss orders together for open futures positions?
  18. Why are market orders blocked for trade to trade and debt category instruments?
  19. Why is the order pending on Kite?
  20. What is the trigger price in a stoploss order?
  21. How to place buy or sell orders on Kite without adding instruments to marketwatch?
  22. How to use Stoploss-limit(SL) order like a Stoploss-Market(SLM) order?
  23. What is the Quick order window?
  24. What is market price protection in Alert Triggers Order (ATO)?
  25. Why does my market order in the pre-open session change to a limit order?
  26. Why did my market order get executed as a limit order?
  27. Why is my intraday position not auto squared off?
  28. What will happen to my intraday (MIS/CO) position in case the stock circuit limits are hit?
  29. What are Iceberg orders, and how to use them?
  30. What is Market protection on the order window?
  31. How to cancel orders quickly on Kite app?
  32. Why are IPO and G-Sec orders blocked on Kite?
  33. How to keep track of stocks blocked for trading?
  34. How to use the new order window on Kite app?

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