# 'Mint LP Shares and Stake' vs. 'Mint LP Shares'

Note the two options when clicking "Provide" when providing liquidity to a liquidity pool:

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Mint LP Shares + Stake: Earn further rewards by staking your LP token in Shade's reward contract.**</mark>&#x20;

* If you choose "Mint LP Shares + Stake", then you will seamlessly stake your LP tokens in a one-step process.
* Note: You can unstake your LP tokens instantly at any time!

#### <mark style="color:purple;">**Mint LP Shares: Hold onto your LP tokens and only collect trading fees.**</mark>

* If you choose "Mint LP Shares", you can manually stake your LP tokens by pressing the “Stake” button. There is a second step though where you have to manually stake those LP tokens separately to earn staking rewards on top of trading fees. <br>

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