<@523970833371234319> hi! I wonder if you use fix api, can i know?
<@523970833371234319> hi! I wonder if you use fix api, can i know?
2026-07-15 · Kalshi · 41 条相关讨论
<@523970833371234319> hi! I wonder if you use fix api, can i know?
<@523970833371234319> hi! I wonder if you use fix api, can i know?
I do not.
I do not.
May I know why? You dont have access or think it’s useless?
May I know why? You dont have access or think it’s useless?
I did not request access to FIX, but my understanding is that such access has a volume requirement and I don't even know if I meet that or if it is still a requirement. It is not clear to me what advantages FIX would bring. I have enough on my plate right now, but intend to revisit FIX at some point.
I did not request access to FIX, but my understanding is that such access has a volume requirement and I don't even know if I meet that or if it is still a requirement. It is not clear to me what advantages FIX would bring. I have enough on my plate right now, but intend to revisit FIX at some point.
i think they officially tied FIX access to premiere or higher data tier
i think they officially tied FIX access to premiere or higher data tier
It seems impossible to get acces IMO -- they require you ta have something like 3% of total exchange volume? But you can't actually get that volume with the API limits even if you have hundreds of millions of dollars to trade
It seems impossible to get acces IMO -- they require you ta have something like 3% of total exchange volume? But you can't actually get that volume with the API limits even if you have hundreds of millions of dollars to trade
its not something like 0.5% of exchange volume and you can definitely get that volume with the lowest api tier/advanced
its not something like 0.5% of exchange volume and you can definitely get that volume with the lowest api tier/advanced
actually the e-mail i got said "To qualify for FIX protocol access on Kalshi, your trading volume must consistently meet the minimum threshold of 7.5% of total exchange volume. "
actually the e-mail i got said "To qualify for FIX protocol access on Kalshi, your trading volume must consistently meet the minimum threshold of 7.5% of total exchange volume. "
so basically 1 in 13 trades on kalshi needs to be my trade
so basically 1 in 13 trades on kalshi needs to be my trade
That is not accurate
That is not accurate
that's what kalshi support told me
that's what kalshi support told me
but even if it's 0.5% of exchange volume, that means 1 in 200 trades on all of kalshi needs to be my trade, that is unrealistic on these API limits
but even if it's 0.5% of exchange volume, that means 1 in 200 trades on all of kalshi needs to be my trade, that is unrealistic on these API limits
the current 30 day volume req for it is 163M contracts
the current 30 day volume req for it is 163M contracts
oh thats wrong
oh thats wrong
I read the tier above
I read the tier above
65 M
65 M
wait thats the keep
wait thats the keep
it doesnt show in ui
it doesnt show in ui
so its like 80 M
so its like 80 M
yeah i dunno how i'd get there. i'm close to saturating my API limits and I'm 845K contacts
yeah i dunno how i'd get there. i'm close to saturating my API limits and I'm 845K contacts
tbh i don't know why the requirement is there. there is no good reason to restrict it
tbh i don't know why the requirement is there. there is no good reason to restrict it
theres also the expert tier
theres also the expert tier
which is a lower req
which is a lower req
yeah i'm "1% of the way to expert tier"
yeah i'm "1% of the way to expert tier"
and they increased advance's rate limit recently
and they increased advance's rate limit recently
and i'm saturated on the API
and i'm saturated on the API
i run a market making strategy, needs to constantly requote
i run a market making strategy, needs to constantly requote
nobody is going to run a taker strategy at that scale anyway
nobody is going to run a taker strategy at that scale anyway
skill issue
skill issue
i reached expert taker only
i reached expert taker only
was very easy
was very easy
no, it's not a skill issue. you just have a different strategy
no, it's not a skill issue. you just have a different strategy
taking would do less volume than making generally
taking would do less volume than making generally
kalshi also wants liquidity providers, so there is no point restricting people who constantly requote and provide that liquidity
kalshi also wants liquidity providers, so there is no point restricting people who constantly requote and provide that liquidity
you are a waste of resources if you're doing 800k contracts a month at constant 30tps
you are a waste of resources if you're doing 800k contracts a month at constant 30tps
they restrict it because theres limited resources
they restrict it because theres limited resources
so naturally they give resources to the top by volume
so naturally they give resources to the top by volume
Also if you are close to reaching it and you ask nicely they will bump you up early
Also if you are close to reaching it and you ask nicely they will bump you up early
Also tbh I dont even use my rate limit fully im usually way under 30/s
Also tbh I dont even use my rate limit fully im usually way under 30/s
30/s is a lot of writes
30/s is a lot of writes
as others said above its a balance of the strain of your requests on the system vs the actual volume you're taking. Putting up 10,000 contract walls for 1 request at a time, vs 10 contracts constantly without getting filled is quite a different story
as others said above its a balance of the strain of your requests on the system vs the actual volume you're taking. Putting up 10,000 contract walls for 1 request at a time, vs 10 contracts constantly without getting filled is quite a different story