How to use the new order window on Kite app?

The new simplified order window on the Kite app allows users to place orders with just a few clicks.

Switch between Quantity and Amount/Lots

Users can toggle between Quantity and Amount for equity and other instruments. When the amount is entered, the quantity of stocks is displayed, eliminating the need for users to manually calculate the amount required to buy or sell a specific number of stocks. Instead, users can enter the desired amount to buy or sell the stock, and the order will be executed accordingly. For F&O contracts, users can toggle between Quantity and Lots.

Equity and other instruments	F&O contracts

Switch between limit and market price

Users can toggle between the limit and market price by tapping on the switch icon. The price can be entered manually, selected from the market depth by tapping on the dropper icon, or increased or decreased by tapping on the + or - buttons. Any price from the market depth can be selected as a limit price by tapping on the dropper icon and then on the price displayed in the market depth. This preference will be remembered based on the previous selection. To learn more, see What are limit and market orders?

Increase or decrease the amount, quantity, lots and price with the + or - button

Tap on + or - to increase or decrease the quantity or lots by a factor of 1. The price can be increased or decreased by a tick size of 0.01.

Place intraday or delivery orders

Clients can place intraday or delivery orders by selecting or deselecting Intraday option on the order window. If the intraday option is not selected, the order will be executed as a normal delivery order. This preference will be remembered based on the previous selection. Switching between quantity to amount is not allowed when intraday is selected. Open intraday positions must be squared off by the client to avoid auto square off by Zerodha. To learn more, see What are the auto square-off timings for open intraday positions?

Advanced options

Users can tap on More to access options like placing an SL or SLM order, GTT order and validity of an order. To learn more, see What is the Good Till Triggered (GTT) feature? and What does Day, Immediate and Minutes Validity mean?

Placing stoploss orders

Clients can place stoploss orders by tapping on More and then on Stoploss. Tapping the switch icon will allow the user to place a Stoploss Limit (SL-L) or Stoploss Market (SL-M) order. The price can be entered manually, selected from the market depth by tapping on the dropper icon, or increased or decreased by tapping on the + or - buttons. To learn more, see What are stoploss orders and how to use them?

Did you know? Once the Stoploss option is selected, the preference will be remembered. To place a regular market or limit order, disable the stoploss option and tap on the switch icon to toggle between market and limit order.

Placing GTT orders

Clients can place Stoploss or Target or both using GTT in the order window by tapping on GTT. Tap on Stoploss or Target or both and set the percentage by entering it manually or increasing or decreasing it with the + or - buttons. To learn more, see How to use the Good Till Triggered (GTT) feature?