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# Introduction

### **AGS Finance is the first DEX/AMM to introduce protocol owned liquidity on Astar Network. Other offerings include, lowest trading fees of 0.17%, ensuring that users gets the best rate possible when trading on AGS Finance.**

### **As a Trader** <a href="#as-a-trader" id="as-a-trader"></a>

You will find that AGS Finance offers the best trading rates on Astar Network due to it's extremely low fees of 0.17%, ensuring that users get the best swap rate possible. On top of that, you will be able to participate in new launchpad offerings, and gain early access into new innovative protocols launching on Astar.

### **As a Project** <a href="#as-a-project" id="as-a-project"></a>

You will find the best support on AGS Finance, including grants, arbitrage support, marketing support. We have networks reaching far beyond just Astar Network. You can reach out to us to establish a farm or maybe a partnership proposal.

## ↔️ **Trade** <a href="#trade" id="trade"></a>

> Instantly swap tokens: no registration or account needed. Decentralized Finance!

### **Lowest fees** <a href="#lower-fees" id="lower-fees"></a>

AGS Finance operates on Astar Network, which offers insanely low gas fees, unlike Ethereum. This allow users to make as many transactions as they would like, without worrying about the gas.

### **Decentralized** <a href="#decentralized" id="decentralized"></a>

Unlike centralized exchanges, AGS Finance doesn't hold your funds when you trade: you have 100% ownership of your tokens, and you can trade directly from your wallet without anyone holding your funds!

## **Earn** <a href="#earn" id="earn"></a>

Earn $AGS and other tokens for free with high interest rates and APY!

> The annual percentage yield (APY) is **the real rate of return earned on an investment**, taking into account the effect of compounding interest. Unlike simple interest, compounding interest is calculated periodically and the amount is immediately added to the balance.

### **Lowest Trading Fees** <a href="#earn-baby-via-trade-mining" id="earn-baby-via-trade-mining"></a>

With 0.17% Trading Fees (lowest on Astar Network) you are guaranteed the best rates all the time when you trade via AGS Finance.

### **Earn $AGS via Yield Farms** <a href="#earn-baby-via-yield-farms" id="earn-baby-via-yield-farms"></a>

Stake LP tokens to earn $AGS. You get LP tokens through staking tokens in Liquidity Pools (LPs). The amount of $AGS rewards you will receive can be calculated via the APR ([Annual Percentage Rate](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/apr.asp))

### **Earn tokens** **via Pools** <a href="#earn-tokens-via-snack-pools" id="earn-tokens-via-snack-pools"></a>

Stake $AGS to earn tokens contributed by our partner projects. Partner projects provide us with their tokens to help increase their exposure via our platform or as payment for us helping them set up farms!

### **Earn Trading Fees** <a href="#earn-trading-fees" id="earn-trading-fees"></a>

Like other decentralized exchanges, you can earn trading fees (0.08%) of all trades that goes through your pair when you stake your tokens in Liquidity Pools (LPs).

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[Yield Farming](/docs/products/yield-farming.md)
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## Alter Grimace NFT

### Boosted Farming

Holders of the Alter Grimace NFT can  stake their Alter Grimace NFT and increase their farming power by 1% per NFT. A maximum of 3 Alter Grimace NFT can be staked, with a maximum boost of 3%.

### Earn

Holders of the Alter Grimace NFT can stake their NFT in pools to earn $AGS rewards.

### Launchpad Access

Holders of the Alter Grimace NFT will get access to new project launching on AGS Finance launchpad. For every IFO/IDO that takes place on the AGS Finance launchpad, a small portion of the tokens will be allocated to the Alter Grimace NFT holders.

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[Alter Grimace Society (NFT)](/docs/products/alter-grimace-society-nft.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## ​**Why Astar Network?** <a href="#why-binance-smart-chain-bsc" id="why-binance-smart-chain-bsc"></a>

Astar Network is a **scalable and interoperable infrastructure for Web3.0**. Since Astar Network is built with [Parity’s Substrate framework](https://www.substrate.io/), it can be a future [Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/) **parachain** that also acts as a scalable smart contract platform. The [Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/) Relaychain, by design, does not support smart contracts. This allows Astar the opportunity to fill in this gap. Scalability is obviously one of the most crucial demands dApp developers have. Ideally, the developers can build whatever applications on Astar Network without having to consider its scalability.


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