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ZERODHA
KILL SWITCH

Connect TradeGuard to your Zerodha Kite account and get an automatic kill switch for F&O. Real-time P&L monitoring, 6 rules, WebSocket + polling — the risk management layer Kite doesn't have. Zerodha integration is coming soon (after Upstox and Angel One) — start free trial now and be notified when it launches.

Zerodha is India's largest broker by active clients. Kite is arguably the best trading platform in India — fast, reliable, clean. But Kite has no built-in kill switch. No daily loss limit that stops you from trading. No automatic account lock when you hit your trade count. No profit target that forces you to step away. That gap is exactly what TradeGuard fills.

TradeGuard connects to your Zerodha account via the Kite Connect API — the same API that hundreds of trading systems and algos use. Your credentials are safe: TradeGuard only needs your API credentials, never your Zerodha password. The kill switch fires via API order execution — instant, reliable, and impossible to bypass from Kite.

WHY ZERODHA TRADERS
NEED TRADEGUARD

Kite Has No Daily Loss Limit

Zerodha's risk controls are broker-side (margin requirements, position limits). There is no trader-configurable daily loss limit that stops trading when you're down ₹5,000 or ₹10,000 on the day. Without this, emotional traders continue trading after a bad morning and often turn a bad day into a catastrophic one.

No Overtrading Protection

Kite doesn't count your daily trades and stop you at 10 or 15. If you're prone to overtrading — and SEBI data says 91% of F&O traders are — there's nothing in Kite stopping you from taking your 20th trade of the day. TradeGuard adds that hard cap.

No Profit Lock

Made ₹12,000 by 11 AM in Kite? Nothing stops you from trading until 3:30 PM and giving it all back. TradeGuard's profit target lock fires automatically at your target and prevents the "giving back gains" pattern that destroys the accounts of even profitable traders.

HOW TO CONNECT
ZERODHA TO TRADEGUARD

1

Create a Kite Connect app

Go to developers.kite.trade → Create a new app → Get your API Key and API Secret. Takes 5 minutes and is free.

2

Generate access token

Use the API Key to generate an access token via the Kite Connect login flow. Access tokens are valid for one trading day and must be refreshed daily (or automated via the API).

3

Connect in TradeGuard

Enter your API Key and access token in TradeGuard → Broker Connect → Zerodha. Verify the connection — your Zerodha account name will appear confirming success.

4

Set rules and start monitoring

Configure your rules, then start your monitoring session each morning. TradeGuard monitors your Kite account via WebSocket and polling throughout the trading day.

ADD A KILL SWITCH
TO YOUR KITE.

TradeGuard is live on Dhan now. Start your trial today — we'll notify you when Zerodha launches.

FAQ

No. TradeGuard is an independent third-party tool that uses the official Kite Connect API. TradeGuard is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a product of Zerodha Broking Ltd.
No — never. TradeGuard uses Kite Connect API keys and access tokens only. Your Zerodha login password is never entered into TradeGuard. You can revoke TradeGuard's access by deleting the API app in Kite Connect at any time.
Zerodha has broker-side risk controls like margin requirements and position limits, but these are regulatory controls — not trader-defined rules. There is no daily loss limit you can set in Kite that stops your trading when you're down ₹X for the day. TradeGuard adds this functionality.
TradeGuard monitors your F&O and equity trading account via Kite Connect. Zerodha Coin (mutual funds) operates separately and is not affected. Sensibull uses Kite credentials — positions placed via Sensibull appear in Kite and are monitored by TradeGuard.