Trading Kalshi

Kalshi Trading

Full access to Kalshi prediction markets: search, trade, stream real-time data, and use advanced order types (TWAP, bracket, trigger).

Required Environment Variables

KALSHI_API_KEY_ID=your_api_key_id
KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key_pem_contents
# OR
KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/path/to/private_key.pem

Authentication uses RSA key-pair signing (not email/password). Generate an API key from the Kalshi dashboard.

Optional:

DRY_RUN=true   # Simulate trades without executing

Commands

Market Data

/kalshi search <query>                     - Search markets
/kalshi market <ticker>                    - Market details
/kalshi book <ticker>                      - View orderbook (REST snapshot)
/kalshi events [query]                     - Browse events
/kalshi event <event-ticker>              - Event details + markets

Trading

/kalshi buy <ticker> <contracts> <price>   - Buy YES contracts
/kalshi sell <ticker> <contracts> <price>  - Sell YES contracts
/kalshi orders                             - View open orders
/kalshi cancel <order-id>                  - Cancel an order
/kalshi cancel all                         - Cancel all orders
/kalshi balance                            - Account balance

Advanced Orders

/kalshi twap <buy|sell> <ticker> <total> <price> [slices] [interval-sec]
/kalshi twap status                        - Active TWAP progress
/kalshi twap cancel <id>                   - Cancel TWAP

/kalshi bracket <ticker> <size> <tp> <sl>  - Set take-profit / stop-loss
/kalshi bracket status                     - Active brackets
/kalshi bracket cancel <id>                - Cancel bracket

/kalshi trigger buy <ticker> <size> <price> [limit]   - Buy when price drops
/kalshi trigger sell <ticker> <size> <price> [limit]  - Sell when price rises
/kalshi trigger list                       - Active triggers
/kalshi trigger cancel <id>                - Cancel trigger

Real-Time Streaming (WebSocket)

/kalshi stream <ticker> [channels]         - Start streaming (ticker,trade,orderbook)
/kalshi stream-fills                       - Stream your order fills
/kalshi streams                            - List active streams
/kalshi unstream <ticker>                  - Stop streaming a market
/kalshi unstream-fills                     - Stop fill notifications
/kalshi realtime-book <ticker>             - Get real-time orderbook from stream

Cross-Platform

/kalshi route <ticker> <buy|sell> <size>   - Compare prices across platforms
/kalshi circuit                            - Circuit breaker status

Examples

/kalshi search bitcoin
/kalshi market KXBTC-24JAN01
/kalshi book KXBTC-24JAN01
/kalshi buy KXBTC-24JAN01 10 0.65
/kalshi sell KXBTC-24JAN01 5 0.70
/kalshi stream KXBTC-24JAN01 ticker,trade
/kalshi twap buy KXBTC-24JAN01 50 0.60 10 30
/kalshi bracket KXBTC-24JAN01 10 0.80 0.40
/kalshi trigger buy KXBTC-24JAN01 10 45

Notes

• Prices are in decimal format for commands (0.65 = 65 cents)
• Trigger prices are in cents (45 = 45 cents)
• Contracts pay $1 if correct; cost is the price
• Circuit breaker integration blocks trades when risk limits are hit
• Trigger orders poll every 5 seconds