Trading on the Kalshi mobile app
Plenty of Kalshi trading happens on a phone, especially for live markets where speed matters. The mobile app brings the core exchange with you, with a few practical differences from the desktop experience.
Here is what to know.
- The app lets you do the essentials: browse markets, read resolution rules, view the order book, place and manage orders, and track your portfolio.
- A smaller screen means the order book and depth are more compressed, which makes it easier to misjudge liquidity or fat-finger a size.
- Mobile shines for reacting to fast-moving live markets when you are away from a desk.
- Mobile alerts can keep you on top of positions and market moves without watching constantly.
The full exchange, mobile-sized
The app lets you do the essentials: browse markets, read resolution rules, view the order book, place and manage orders, and track your portfolio. For most traders it covers everything they need day to day, including jumping into live markets quickly.
Mobile trade-offs
A smaller screen means the order book and depth are more compressed, which makes it easier to misjudge liquidity or fat-finger a size. Slow down on bigger orders, double-check your quantity and price, and be especially careful with market orders in thin markets where a misread can cost several cents.
Good for live, careful for size
Mobile shines for reacting to fast-moving live markets when you are away from a desk. For larger or more deliberate positions, where you want to study the book and size carefully, the extra screen space of desktop can help you avoid mistakes.
Notifications
Mobile alerts can keep you on top of positions and market moves without watching constantly. Used well, they help you act on real developments; used carelessly, they can nudge you toward overtrading. Set them with intention.