What is AMO in Zerodha Kite?

Zerodha AMO stands for “After Market Order” that allows users to place orders after market hours. People who can’t actively keep track of the market trading hours can place an AMO order in Zerodha Kite.

The market timing for placing AMO order in Zerodha Kite varies across segments such as;

• 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 but the AMO details will be sent to commodity exchange at 9:00 AM every day, so an order placed before this will be sent to exchange, and order placed after 9:00 AM will be sent on the next working day.

Note: Zerodha AMO order can’t be placed for bracket order (BO) and cover order (CO) and allowed for all other Zerodha order types such as CNC, MIS, and NRML.