# Setting Backstop Take Rate The Backstop Take Rate is the percent of the interest paid by pool borrowers sent to the pool's backstop module depositors. The level it's set at influences the proportion of capital you can expect the backstop module to have in relation to the pool. This correlation results from a higher backstop take rate making depositing in the backstop module more profitable.\ \ Here are example backstop take rates for pools of various risk levels using the following formula: $$BackstopInterestRequirement = RequiredTVLCoverage\*RequiredInterestMultiple$$\ \ $$BackstopTakeRate = \frac{BackstopInterestRequirement}{(1+BackstopInterestRequirement)}$$ #### Low-Risk Pools * Assumptions: * Need 2% of TVL covered * Backstop depositors demand a rate of 2.5x the lender's rate * Required take rate of 4.75% * Compound V3 would be considered a low-risk pool #### Medium Risk Pools * Assumptions: * 7.5% of TVL covered * Backstop depositors demand a rate of 4x the lender's rate * Required take rate of 23.508% * Aave V2 would be considered a medium-risk pool #### High-Risk Pools * Assumptions: * 15% of TVL Covered * Backstop depositors demand a rate of 5x lender's rate * Required take rate of 42.86% * Most pools with Stellar native tokens should be considered high risk --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.blend.capital/pool-creators/setting-backstop-take-rate.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.