Question 1

Do I need an OpenBook market ID to create a Raydium pool?

Accepted Answer

No. CPMM pools replaced that requirement — the old OpenBook market alone cost 0.3+ SOL before you even added liquidity. Here you pair your token with SOL, sign once, and the pool trades immediately.

Question 2

How much SOL do I need to open a pool?

Accepted Answer

The fixed costs are 0.5 SOL forge fee, Raydium's 0.15 SOL protocol fee, and ~0.03 SOL pool rent. On top of that comes your actual liquidity deposit — that part stays yours, working in the pool, redeemable for your LP tokens.

Question 3

Can I remove my liquidity later?

Accepted Answer

Yes — LP tokens redeem for your share of the pool at any time at the remove-liquidity bench, unless you burn them in the Crucible, which permanently gives up that exit in exchange for the strongest trust hallmark there is.

Question 4

What determines my token's starting price?

Accepted Answer

The ratio of your deposit. 1,000,000 tokens against 10 SOL opens at 0.00001 SOL per token. There is no separate price field — the deposit is the price, so set the ratio deliberately.

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