Zerodha AMO stands for after market order that is a special feature provided to customers to place buy or sell orders in the share market even after the market hours. If you cannot actively track the market during trading hours from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, don’t worries you can still trade by placing AMO orders anytime even if the market closes. You can place AMO order in Zerodha Kite mobile app as well as Kite web platform. Scroll down the page to know more about Zerodha After market order charges, timing, how to place AMO in Kite, segments available, and more.
Zerodha After Market Order Charges
Nil, Yes Zerodha AMO order is absolutely free feature to all its customers and charged with zero fees. The broker allows customers to place buy or sell AMO orders across different segments at nil charges.
Zerodha After Market Order Segments
Zerodha customers can place AMO order across all the segments including equity, F&O, currency, and MCX. The AMO order in Zerodha Kite are allowed for all product types such as Cash N Carry (CNC), Margin Intraday Square off (MIS), and NRML orders however, it is not available on Cover Orders (CO). Moreover, stop loss market (SL-M) orders are not available for options contracts via AMO and you also cannot place AMO for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Zerodha After Market Order Timings
The timing to place aftermarket order across segments are provided as follows;
- Equity NSE: 3:45 PM to 8:57 AM
- Equity BSE: 3:45 PM to 8:59 AM
- Futures & options: 3:45 PM to 9:10 AM
- Currency: 3:45PM to 8:59 AM
- MCX: Anytime, orders placed during the market trading hours will be sent by the next day at 9 AM.
Note: You can place AMO order in Kite anytime on the weekends and trading holidays.
All the AMO orders will be sent to exchange as per the following timelines;
- Equity BSE & NSE: Market & Limit order at 9 AM
- Equity BSE & NSE - IOC validity, or Disclosed Quantity (< 100% of sell quantity) - 9:15 AM
- F&O - 9:15 AM
- CDS - 9:00 AM
How to place AMO in Zerodha Kite?
Zerodha Kite App and web platform has the AMO order placement feature. Here are the steps to place after market order in Zerodha Kite;
- Login to the Kite Zerodha App or web
- Add the scrip to the watchlist.
- Click on the “Buy” or “Sell” option as per your order choice.
- In the order window, click on the “AMO” tab on the top
- Select the product type; CNC or MIS and order type; Market or limit.
- Enter details like quantity, price, trigger price, etc.
- Re-check and submit the AMO order.
- The AMO order will be displayed in the order tab available on Kite.

