Creating a pool

How to create a volatile or stable swap pool in the Aquarius interface, including the 300,000 AQUA deployment cost.

Aquarius AMMs enable anyone to create liquidity pools using tokens available on the Stellar blockchain or Soroban smart contract layer. Three types of pools can be created: Volatile, Stable Swap, and Concentrated.

Pool Creation Cost: 300,000 AQUA

Pool types

Pool types, their price formulas, fee tiers, and trade-offs are covered in How Aquarius AMMs Work. In short: volatile pools suit regular asset pairs; stable pools suit assets pegged 1:1 (choosing stable for a volatile pair can lead to loss of deposited funds); concentrated pools are for active liquidity providers working within a chosen price range.

How to create a pool

Follow these steps to create a liquidity pool on Aquarius:

1. Select the pool type (Volatile, Stable Swap, or Concentrated).

1. Choose the assets to include in the pool:

• Volatile pools: Up to two assets

• Stable Swap pools: Up to three assets (four in a future update)

• Concentrated pools: Exactly two assets. You'll also set the initial price and range, and acknowledge the risks of concentrated positions — see Managing Concentrated Positions.

1. Set the trading fee users will pay when swapping assets.

1. Acknowledge the 300,000 AQUA fee required to deploy the pool.

2. Click Create Pool to confirm the transaction and launch your pool.