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# Participating in a pool

## Participating in a fixed swap auction pool

### State 1: Checking out the IDO pool of your choice

Visit [TaalSwap IDO Website](https://ido.taalswap.finance), find the pool you want to join, and browse the basic information about the pool.

**Checking out pools on TaalSwap landing page**

![Checking out 'Live' and 'Upcoming' pools on TaalSwap landing page](/files/-MZ5qfXpxU2WoMtNcIbq)

![Pool in IDO progress ('Upcoming')](/files/-MZC80NglfuzIPJ76aKj)

![Pool in IDO progress ('Live')](/files/-MZCDIKpoBdvXIgk_W23)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Pool Information**

* **Ratio**: Exchange rate of project token to ETH
* **Maximum**: Maximum purchasable amount in ETH
* **Access**: Project Type - Public or Private
* **Participants**: Number of investors currently joining the pool
* **Total Raise**: Amount of ETH currently raised
* **Start Date**: IDO-starting Date
* **End Date**: IDO-ending Date
* **Progress**: Fund-raising progress state
  {% endhint %}

#### Checking out pools from the project list

![Checking out the pool list from 'Projects' IDO menu](/files/-MZCGewfOv2WMdshp-BD)

{% hint style="info" %}
Finding pools by category or search is also possible.
{% endhint %}

### Stage 2: Participating in a pool

You can now join the pool of your choice as an investor by clicking on \[Details] button.

![](/files/-MZCDmw-qqDPKPzYwKxP)

You can participate in the pool of your choice by clicking on an item on the project list.

![IDO-launched pool ('Live')](/files/-MZCE1pQd2BLmwMl1__6)

{% hint style="info" %}
You can only participate in a pool labelled as 'Live'. 
{% endhint %}

Read ‘Token Safety Alert’ and check ‘I Understand’ to proceed. (You have to participate in the pool of your choice at your own risk.)

![](/files/-MZ67890H-1EdKeqw8Ov)

#### Page for IDO pool participation (pending pool )

![](/files/-MZCw-s8-r4vo7bxD-CY)

#### Page for IDO pool participation (active pool)

![](/files/-MZCEUhHJQ50M4ppvbQS)

### Stage 3: Participating in a pool 

**Pool status information** 

![](/files/-MYz1ItzFeb00FyJFO-R)

**Entering the amount of tokens to purchase (Att.: Check the minimum and maximum amount of tokens purchasable per wallet.)**

![Entering the amount of tokens to purchase](/files/-MZCEke9E6a21Lmaav8A)

![Signing and sending the transaction through the connected wallet ](/files/-MZD0ySHzB0vwvBsHxfY)

**Automatically returns to 'My Projects' tab.**

![Check projects I purchased in the my projects tab ](/files/-MZCFFpnkWtWqjAP-wsG)

![The IDO I participated was successfully done](/files/-MZCIj4mwY5taHafGna3)

### Stage 4 : Claiming tokens purchased

**Finding the participating project from 'My Projects' tab**

#### When IDO has succeeded (Claim the purchased tokens.)

![Successful IDO (labelled as 'Accomplished' or 'Closed')](/files/-MZCJIzjPXrSDMBGKCw8)

#### When IDO has failed (Claim the refund of ETHs.)

![Failed IDO (labelled as 'Failed')](/files/-MZCG-7KiYxFjKBoLDvc)

{% hint style="info" %}
Completed IDOs is liquidated regardless of IDO success or failure.
{% endhint %}

**Clicking on 'Claim' button**

![When IDO is accomplished and successful](/files/-MZCJXXX6HZXm705Pcc0)

![](/files/-MZCJpLr7bl1RtEqWclk)

**Adding the purchased tokens to MetaMask wallet by clicking on 'Add Tokens' button.**

![](/files/-MZD0LfBq1Y5gtbeIZPz)

**Receiving the purchased tokens by clicking on 'Claim Tokens'** 

![Claiming tokens in progress](/files/-MZCK6pM6sVeugvslrEc)

![Reception of the purchased tokens completed](/files/-MZCK23tMhqvRNFZsUnT)

**Requesting the ETH refund when IDO failed**

![](/files/-MZ6jv0PoSjYawpIrZVx)