Zerodha has redefined the way retail traders interact with the markets. In 2025, the Kite platform now rivals institutional platforms in power and functionality—while still remaining intuitive. From automated order execution and basket strategies to slippage protection and portfolio-wide risk management, this guide walks you through every major update with step-by-step instructions, screenshots, use-cases, and expert tips.

📜 Table of Contents

1. 🔪 Order Slicing

2. 🛡️ Market Protection

3. 🧺 Basket Orders

4. 📊 Enhanced Option Chain

5. 📈 Advanced Trigger Orders (ATO)

6. 📖 Margin Trading Facility (MTF) Enhancements

7. 📌 New UI Improvements

8. 🙈 Privacy Mode

9. 📊 Performance Analytics

10. 🧠 Who Should Use What?

11. 📝 FAQs

12. 📢 Final Thoughts

🔪 Order Slicing

What is it? Zerodha automatically slices large orders into smaller chunks to bypass exchange freeze limits.

Why it matters:

• Prevents rejection of large orders

• Smooth execution across illiquid segments

• Reduces price impact

Steps:

1. Login to Kite

2. Enter a high quantity (e.g. 5,000 Nifty Futures)

3. Get auto-prompt on slicing

4. Confirm and place

Watch

Icon: 🔪 Sliced orders are marked with a blue icon

Pro Tip: Brokerage applies per slice. Plan accordingly.

🛡️ Market Protection

What is it? Adds slippage limits to market orders, auto-converts them to safe limit orders.

Why it matters:

• Protects from freak trades and slippage

• Offers safety + speed

Slippage Bands:

• EQ < ₹100: ±2%

• EQ ₹100–500: ±1%

• EQ > ₹500: ±0.5%

• Options and other assets follow similar bands

Steps:

1. Click Buy/Sell

2. Go to Advanced

3. Tick "Market Protection"

4. Execute order

Demo

Icon: 🛡️ Shield icon next to protected orders

🧺 Basket Orders

What is it? Execute multi-leg strategies in one go.

Why it matters:

• Place Straddles, Iron Condors in one click

• Instant margin preview

• Avoids leg mismatch

Steps:

1. Click Basket Icon

2. Add multiple trades

3. Review margin & leg

4. Place All

Demo

Pro Tip: Always add Buy legs first for margin efficiency

📊 Enhanced Option Chain

What is it? An interactive option chain with live data, Greeks, and trading access.

Why it matters:

• Directly trade from the chain

• Toggle OI, Max Pain, IV, PCR, Greeks

Steps:

1. Search Nifty/BankNifty

2. Click Option Chain

3. Hover & click Buy/Sell or Add to Basket

4. Toggle views as needed

Watch

Pro Tip: Use Max Pain to identify expiry targets

📈 Advanced Trigger Orders (ATO) – New

What is it? Link alerts to auto-execute trades (across stocks or portfolios)

Why it matters:

• Automates stop-loss or target exits

• Protects full portfolio on index triggers

Steps:

1. Go to Alerts

2. Create price alert (e.g. Nifty < 22,500)

3. Link existing orders/positions

4. Auto execution on trigger

Watch

Use-Case: Exit all longs if Nifty crashes

📖 MTF (Margin Trading Facility) Enhancements – New

What is it? Improved MTF handling with more flexibility

Why it matters:

• Convert MTF to delivery anytime

• Higher limits (up to ₹25 Cr per client)

• GTT and AMO supported on MTF

Steps:

1. Go to Holdings

2. Filter MTF tab

3. Click Exit MTF

4. Track usage on Console

Watch

Pro Tip: Use MTF responsibly – interest applies daily

📌 UI Updates – New

What changed:

• Right-side dropdown menus

• Instrument click opens trade window

Why it matters:

• Faster access to actions

• Clean, minimal UI

Steps:

1. Go to Orders/Holdings

2. Click script name to trade instantly

3. Use new menu options for exit, add to basket etc.

🙈 Privacy Mode

What is it? Blurs balances, P&L when screen sharing

Steps:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy

2. Toggle ON

3. Use 👁️ icon to switch visibility

Demo

📊 Performance Dashboard

What is it? Console analytics with XIRR, Net Returns, Risk

Steps:

1. Login to Console

2. Go to Portfolio > Performance

3. View per asset class or timeframe

Watch

🧠 Who Should Use What?

📝 FAQs

Q1. Can I use ATO on mobile? Coming soon

Q2. Do GTTs work with MTF? Yes

Q3. Is brokerage charged per slice? Yes

Q4. Are features live on Kite Mobile? Some, full rollout in progress

📢 Final Thoughts

Zerodha’s 2025 upgrades mark a shift toward automated, protected, and efficient retail trading. With institutional-grade tools like ATO, MTF enhancements, and Option Chain analytics, you now have more control, more safety, and more strategy.

🌟 Login to Kite, try placing a Basket Order or setting an ATO alert, and experience the evolution in action.