After creating your Solana token, the next step is making it tradeable. Adding liquidity on Raydium creates a pool where anyone can buy and sell your token. Here's how to do it.
⚠️ Risk Warning: Adding liquidity involves financial risk. You may experience impermanent loss. Only add liquidity with funds you can afford to lose.
What is a Liquidity Pool?
A liquidity pool is a smart contract holding pairs of tokens (e.g. YOUR_TOKEN/SOL). Traders swap against this pool, paying fees that go to liquidity providers. You need to provide both your token and SOL (or USDC) to create a pool.
Step-by-Step: Add Liquidity on Raydium
Go to Raydium
Visit raydium.io and connect your Phantom or Solflare wallet.
Navigate to Create Pool
Click on "Liquidity" in the top menu, then select "Create Pool" or "Standard AMM Pool".
Enter Your Token Address
Paste your token's Mint Address (the one you got after creating your token). Set the paired token (SOL or USDC).
Set Initial Price
Enter the starting price ratio. This sets the initial value of your token. Be thoughtful — this determines market cap at launch.
Deposit Liquidity
Enter the amount of your token and SOL to provide. More liquidity = less price slippage for traders.
Confirm & Launch
Review the details and confirm in your wallet. Your pool goes live immediately and appears on Jupiter aggregator.
Raydium Fees
- Pool creation fee: ~0.4 SOL (one-time)
- Trading fee: 0.25% per swap (goes to LPs)
- Protocol fee: 0.03% per swap (goes to Raydium)
After Adding Liquidity
- Your token will appear on Jupiter aggregator automatically
- Submit your token to Birdeye, DexScreener and Dextools for more visibility
- Consider locking liquidity using Raydium's lock feature to build trust