Getting Started

Kite is a minimalistic, intuitive, responsive, light, easy, yet powerful trading application offered by Zerodha. Bandwidth consumption of less than 0.5 Kbps for a full marketwatch, extensive charting with over 100 indicators and 15+ chart types, millisecond order placements, and more. Kite is simple to use, trusted by over 8 million active clients, and processes over 10 million trades a day with no hiccups.

Welcome email

When the account is opened, a welcome email is sent to the email ID used during the account opening process. Tap on the Login now button on the welcome email button to get started.
Once an account is opened, a welcome email is sent to the client on the email that was registered during the account opening process. Tap on the Login now button to get started.

The page will be redirected to set up the password and Two Factor Authentication (2FA). For 2FA, you can choose to enable the device lock or set up TOTP.

Login

To log in to the Kite app, follow these steps:

1. Enter the registered Phone number or User ID.
2. Enter the Password.
3. Enter the OTP received by SMS and email.
4. Tap on Enable now to enable 2FA security.
5. Enter the device lock (Fingerprint, pattern, face ID, etc). To learn more, see How to enable device lock on mobile?

As an alternative to device lock, a Time-based One Time Password (TOTP) can also be used. Unlike OTPs sent via email or SMS, a TOTP is generated by an app or a device that supports TOTP functionality. It remains valid for a short duration (typically 30 seconds) and is automatically refreshed every 30 seconds.

Personalise Kite

Kite app can be personalised by setting up a profile picture. To set a profile picture, follow these steps:

1. Tap on User ID.
2. Tap on the profile pic icon beside the user ID.
3. Tap on the icon again.
4. Tap on Take a photo or Select a photo.

The password can be reset from the Account section by following these steps:

1. Tap on Profile in the Account section.
2. Tap on Manage beside Password & Security.
3. Enter the current and new passwords and tap on Submit.

After the password reset, Zerodha sends a confirmation email and SMS to ensure that the reset was not performed by a third party.

Market timings

The market timings are as follows:

Equity

Pre-market	9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
Normal trading	9:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Post-market	3:40 PM to 4:00 PM

All new IPOs are listed on the exchange at 10:00 AM. The pre-open session for IPOs on listing day, when the buy and sell orders are collected to help reduce the volatility and improve price discovery, is from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. To learn more, visit Pre-market and post-market sessions.

Currency

• 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Commodity

• Internationally referenceable non-agri commodities:

9:00 AM to 11:30 PM	March to November
9:00 AM to 11:55 PM	November to March

Internationally referenceable non-agri commodities are as follows:

Base Metal	Aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc and MCX Metldex
Bullion	Gold, gold mini, gold guinea, gold petal, silver, silver mini, silver micro and MCX Bulldex
Energy	Crude oil, natural gas and MCX Enrgdex

• Internationally referenceable agri commodities (Cotton, CPO and KAPAS) - 09:00 AM to 09:00 PM
• All Other agri commodities (Cardamom, menthaoil and rubber) - 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM

The markets are closed on trading holidays. To see the market trading holidays, visit Stock market holiday calendar.