create_order

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create_order()

Create Order

Usage

create_order(
  ticker,
  side,
  action,
  count,
  type = "limit",
  yes_price = NULL,
  no_price = NULL,
  expiration_ts = NULL,
  sell_position_floor = NULL,
  buy_max_cost = NULL,
  kalshi_access_token = "KALSHI_API",
  demo = FALSE
)

Arguments

Argument	Description
ticker	Character. The market ticker.
side	Character. Order side: “yes” or “no”.
action	Character. Order action: “buy” or “sell”.
count	Integer. Number of contracts.
type	Character. Order type: “limit” or “market”. Defaults to “limit”.
yes_price	Integer. Price in cents (1-99) for yes contracts. Required for limit orders.
no_price	Integer. Price in cents (1-99) for no contracts. Alternative to yes_price.
expiration_ts	Integer. Unix timestamp for order expiration. Optional.
sell_position_floor	Integer. Minimum position to maintain when selling. Optional.
buy_max_cost	Integer. Maximum cost in cents for buy orders. Optional.
kalshi_access_token	Character. Environment variable name for API key.
demo	Logical. Use demo environment if TRUE.

Value

A list with order details including order_id.

Description

Creates a new order in a market. Orders can be limit or market orders, for either yes or no contracts.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Buy 10 yes contracts at 45 cents
order <- create_order(
  ticker = "KXHIGHNY-25FEB08-B54",
  side = "yes",
  action = "buy",
  count = 10,
  yes_price = 45
)

# Sell 5 no contracts at 60 cents
order <- create_order(
  ticker = "KXHIGHNY-25FEB08-B54",
  side = "no",
  action = "sell",
  count = 5,
  no_price = 60
)

## End(Not run)

See also

Other trading: amend_order(), batch_cancel_orders(), batch_create_orders(), cancel_all_orders(), cancel_order(), decrease_order(), get_order()