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From: mehmetyavuzz43 <147098445+mehmetyavuzz43@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:43:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Create quickstart-trading

Added a **quickstart guide** that walks users through installing the SDK and placing a basic market order.
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+# Quickstart Trading Guide
+
+This guide shows how to place a simple trade using the Kalshi Python SDK.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Install dependencies: `pip install kalshi-python`.
+2. Set the `KALSHI_API_KEY_ID` and `KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH` environment variables.
+
+## Placing an order
+
+```python
+from kalshi_python import KalshiClient, Configuration
+
+cfg = Configuration(host="https://api.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2")
+cfg.api_key_id = "YOUR_API_KEY_ID"
+with open("path/to/private_key.pem", "r") as f:
+    cfg.private_key_pem = f.read()
+
+client = KalshiClient(cfg)
+order = client.trader_api.create_order(
+    ticker="YES-EXAMPLE",
+    order_type="market",
+    side="buy",
+    size=1
+)
+print(order)