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Is is possible to do a short trade with kite API?

  • sujith
    sujith
    Hi @keshav,
    It is possible, if you have enough margins.
  • keshav
    keshav
    Thanks for your response. In the api doc under the placing order for transaction_type it only says "BUY" or "SELL"
  • sujith
    sujith
    Hi @keshav,
    Please check out varsity for knowing what shorting means in stock markets.
  • keshav
    keshav edited February 2017
    What api should I use to do a "short" trade ?
  • keshav
    keshav edited February 2017
    Can some one please answer this question, or does this platform does not allow you to take a short position? Or do I just use
    https://api.kite.trade/orders/regular with transaction_type as "SELL" before "BUY".
  • Kulbir
    Kulbir
    Hi keshav, kite api can be used for all kinds of trades that can be done normally from any trading platform and this includes shorting. To try things out try to short only 1 stock from the api , if it works then increase quantity.
  • keshav
    keshav
    Should I use the standard API to place the order, with "SELL" as the transaction_type as defined here https://kite.trade/docs/connect/v1/#placing-orders to initiate the short position?
  • joy
    joy
    @keshav ya, the standard API call should work. For stocks please make sure using the right "product" type (MIS or CNC) while placing the order. If you are submitting the order with CNC product type and there are no stocks (for that symbol) in your demat account then the order will get rejected. In such scenario please use MIS product type
  • digitalronesh
    digitalronesh
    anyone can help to do short selling by python ? i have to idea about coding style for short selling
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