# Kim’s Yield Optimizing Toolkit By [Kim Exchange](https://paragraph.com/@kim-exchange) · 2024-06-18 --- Aight, famalam - we just wanna make it clear that we’re not boomers. We’re not using Uniswap (more like boomerswap amirite(but seriously, thank you Hayden and Co for all you’ve done)). We’re innovating. Degening. Building out the future of DeFi. Together. You and I (and also the more important members of the Kim team, the super smart tech folk). In this piece of digital penmanship, we’re gonna dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge, through some of the tools at your disposal to maximize your yield on Kim. Vaults & Strategies =================== Since the launch of our [Steer Protocol integration](https://x.com/kimprotocol/status/1793694768821862691), Kim LPers have been bestowed with a heavenly gift - a powerful tool that lets you sit back, relax, optimize your LP provision, and, most importantly, earn. With Steer (and, soon, more providers), liquidity providers can access a variety of LP strategies to reduce impermanent loss and maximize GAINS. Check out our longer form piece on this [here](https://mirror.xyz/kim-exchange.eth/TTCPWgpwY9dTrREx4_kMm2RSTo6DQ-uJc99tEDjnSUo.). There are two ways to access this: * When prompted during the provision of LP (on select pools), OR * In the [v4 Vaults section on Kim](https://app.kim.exchange/pools/vaults) With vaults, you’re able to select strategies based on your risk tolerance. Have fun, anon. Lock Your LP ============ Alright, this one is super simple, super easy, and SUPER rewarding. It’s as simple as this: when you’re providing liquidity, into any pool, you’ll be asked if you wanna lock it. Select the number of days and, well, go ahead and lock it. You can lock liquidity for up to 6 months, the longer you lock the more steroid your rewards will be on. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/03b4e5a4a53d51b51dc5ee5a834da83ea9d8b4df9276a25181ec962f02600321.png) Learn how we managed to leverage liquidity locks with a few other tactics to get a whopping 1,250% APR on the ETH <> USDC pool [right here](https://mirror.xyz/kim-exchange.eth/jZfgw2uehBLyg9pEGe9mIfbjAkdhgS-funn3MZsXE70). The Yield Booster Plugin ======================== Whew, okay - we’re going DEEP, anon. Yield boosting - allocate your $xKIM to your liquidity positions and feel the RAW THRILL of increasing your APR! So, you’ve got a bag of $xKIM and you’re ready to allocate. Make sure you’ve got a liquidity position in Kim already (check above, pick an awesome vault!), and head to the [Yield Booster section of Kim](https://app.kim.exchange/booster). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/701c70f033f0e2f4f2aac8cfcd44fa725129d7a5b810137e83b7bf7974ced681.png) Hit that little, but beautiful, rocket on the left and allocate your $xKIM. Boom. Simple. All done. EZPZ. Wp. GG. Reward Plugin ============= Okay, for this one, you’re _not really_ boosting your yield on an LP. Instead, you’re playing the long game. You’re getting your fair share of the the protocol fees that Kim earns. That’s 0.3% on EVERY SINGLE SWAP, anon. All of it distributed to you; the holders of $KIM and stakers of the Reward Plugin. Check it out [here](https://app.kim.exchange/rewards) - just a few clicks and you’ll be earning whilst you sleep. Need a reminder on how to stake your $KIM / $xKIM? [Check it out here, anon.](https://mirror.xyz/kim-exchange.eth/3HHOG0_1UvS14MAERh-OrFCgbC981htXTS4g72owixg) kpNFTs & Nitro Pools ==================== If you’ve got an open liquidity position in Kim _already_ and you wanna lock that mu’fudda up for extra rewards, you can do that right from the Kim dashboard thanks to the power of kpNFTs. AND, MORE EXCITINGLY, AS OF RECENTLY YOU CAN STAKE YOUR kpNFTs TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF [NITRO POOLS](https://mirror.xyz/kim-exchange.eth/hdXu0op_MxM8tY8iRuYNFGKr8CFklyd8qQLRfyCMSvM). Nitro pools allow the Kim team, and our deep party of partners, to offer incentives to liquidity partners on particular positions **_on top_** of what you’re already earning. For example, if MODE wanted you to keep your liquidity on Kim - they simply spin up a Nitro Pool and offer rewards on all those who stake their KIM-MODE LP kpNFTs into it. Check out the kpNFTs at your disposal [here](https://app.kim.exchange/positions) (note: if you don’t see any, you need to provide liquidity, anon). YOUR OWN COMMON SENSE ===================== Look, anon, we know it can seem impossible at times to keep up with the world of Web3 - whether it’s Iggy Azalea or Andrew Tate, someone has always got the mic. With all that going on, how are you meant to keep up with the most rewarding opportunities in Kim? Pretty tough, right? Well, you can always head to the [Pools](https://app.kim.exchange/pools/v4) section of Kim to see where’s best to provide your liquidity. And, of course, you can follow us on [X](https://twitter.com/kimprotocol), and join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/KimProtocol). Gn, sleep well. --- *Originally published on [Kim Exchange](https://paragraph.com/@kim-exchange/kim-s-yield-optimizing-toolkit)*