# Liquidity pooling A liquidity provider is a stakeholder that provides liquidity (a liquidity pair) into a pool that is needed to run a decentralized exchange. He gets rewarded with a share of the trading fees generated with that pool which is reflected in the APR. At THORChain a liquidity provider has two options for how to provide liquidity: symmetrical or asymmetrical. \ ‍\ Symmetrical means 50% Rune and 50% the asset you've chosen. Asymmetrical means 100% in your chosen asset. It is important to note that if you provide liquidity asymmetrical, a swap is pursued in the back, which leads to a symmetrical allocation anyway. \ ‍\ This means a liquidity provider is always exposed to two assets: Rune and your chosen asset. The APR is earned on both of those assets and auto-compounded in the pool. {% hint style="info" %} Mayachain also follows the same mechanics as Thorchain for liquidity pooling.\ Instead of Rune, Asset is paired with [CACAO](https://www.mayaprotocol.com/). {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://faqs.thorwallet.org/liquidity-pooling.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.