# Earning with Meridian

## Overview

Meridian provides a number of ways in which investors can earn rewards and then compound these earnings over time.  Borrow fees and trading fees from the protocol are shared through the [MST staking pool](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/broken-reference), the [MLP liquidity pool](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/earning-with-meridian/mlp-liquidity-pool) and the [MST Multiplier Pool](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/broken-reference).  Fees are provided as rewards for supporting the protocol and are distributed in the form of ETH and USDM. 

To benefit from these rewards users will need either the  [Meridian Stability Token (MST)](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/resources/faqs#what-is-mst)  or the Meridian Liquidity token (MLP).  MLP is automatically staked in exchange for providing liquidity to the trading platform whereas MST is a tradable ERC20 token that is provided as a reward for supporting either the [Meridian Stability Pool](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/usdm-meridian-mint/stability-pool-and-liquidations) or the[ Meridian Liquidity Pool](https://docs.meridianfinance.net/trading-meridian-trade/meridian-trade/mlp).

The table below highlights how users can receive rewards from Meridian:

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*All rewards are based on preprogrammed functionality of the protocol and do not represent any sort of claim towards protocol developers or any third party.*

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