How to provide liquidity

Due to divergence loss, you are not guaranteed a positive return!

How to provide liquidity

For more information on navigating the Liquidity terminal, please see Liquidity Terminal Navigational Charts.

You can provide Liquidity in Orca's Classic Liquidity interface if you prefer (see Classic: how to provide liquidity).

1. Navigate to the Liquidity Terminal (https://www.orca.so/liquidity).

2. If you have not already done so connected your wallet (image 1).

   

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3. To select the pool you wish to add liquidity to click on the Pool Navigator in the Top Navigation Bar (image 2)

   

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4. This opens the Pool Navigator Menu Tree, to find a pool start by typing the asset pair in the search field (image 3).

   

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5. Hovering over an asset pair in area 1 (see image 4), will display a list of available fee tiers in area 2. If there is no pool for your desired fee tier you will need to create it yourself.

   See either: Classic: Community Listing, the old workflow most suited to advanced community users. Orca for Asset Listers, a newer, fully permissionless, workflow aimed at professional and advanced users - should be used when creating the first pool for a token.

   Clicking on the asset pair in area 1, will automatically select the fee tier with the highest 24hr volume. Alternatively, select another fee tier in area 2.

   

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6. Now that your desired pool is loaded click on the Create position button (image 5).

   

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7. The position creation overlay will appear (image 6).

   

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8. Select either a Full range or Custom position (image 7) then chose the matching tab, below, to continue using this guide.

   

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Full Range

Creating to a Full Range Position

1. After selecting Full Range the position creation overlay and the contents of the Market Explorer will change to reflect the decision (image 8).

   

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2. (optional) You can give your position a nickname by typing it in the highlighted field (image 9).

   

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3. Enter the amount to deposit in one of the highlighted fields (image 10), the other values will automatically adjust, to match the deposit ratio for a full range position.

   

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   Alternatively you can click on max (image 11) to deposit the maximum possible of each token from your wallet.

   

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4. Once you are satisfied with your deposit values, click Deposit (image 12).

   

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   Review the details in your wallet, including payable network fees and approve.

   REVIEW CAREFULLY it is critical you check your range and the current price of the pool match your intentions, depositing liquidity at a price not consummate with wider market values may result in loss.

5. Deposit Complete!🎉 Your wallet will now contain a pool position NFT. In your wallet it will be displayed as a simple image with the warning "DO NOT BURN" (image 13).

   

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   DO NOT sell or burn this NFT. You can send it to another wallet to transfer your position, but (whale forbid) please don't burn or sell it, or you'll lose your liquidity!

Custom Range

Creating to a Full Range Position

1. After selecting Custom Range the desired range can be changed in four ways (image 14).

   1. By dragging the lower and upper boundaries on the chart, the Selected Price Range button can help you select the boundaries (area 1).

   2. By dragging the sliders in the Liquidity Depth Chart (area 2).

   3. By free typing the prices in the lower and upper fields in the position creation overlay (area 3).

   4. By using the + and - buttons in the lower and upper fields in the position creation overlay (area 3).

   

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2. (optional) You can give your position a nickname by typing it in the highlighted field (image 15).

   

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3. Enter the amount to deposit in one of the highlighted fields (image 16), the other values will automatically adjust, to match the deposit ratio for your chosen range.

   

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   Alternatively you can click on max (image 17) to deposit the maximum possible of each token from your wallet.

   

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4. (optional) Click on the drop down (▶) button (image 19, area 1), to open the Time to Profit Simulator set to the parameters of your selected range. You can manually change the projected AFR (Annualized Fee Rate) using the Projected AFR field (area 2). Your settings will change the chart in the Time to Profit Simulator Display (area 3).

   

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   Historic performance is not a guarantee of future returns. The simulations does not include any additional yield that may be earned from token rewards.

5. Once you are satisfied with your deposit values, click Deposit (image 20).

   

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   Review the details in your wallet, including payable network fees and approve.

   REVIEW CAREFULLY it is critical you check your range and the current price of the pool match your intentions, depositing liquidity at a price not consummate with wider market values may result in loss.

6. Deposit Complete!🎉 Your wallet will now contain a pool position NFT. In your wallet it will be displayed as a simple image with the warning "DO NOT BURN" (image 21).

   

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   DO NOT sell or burn this NFT. You can send it to another wallet to transfer your position, but (whale forbid) please don't burn or sell it, or you'll lose your liquidity!