> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.parquet.exchange/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Emission-schedule staking pools

> What an emission-schedule staking pool pays out over time, and what claim-and-restake does for you.

Some Parquet staking pools hand out a fixed pot of rewards over a set window
rather than paying from a running balance. Parquet trades on Solana mainnet, and
these pools will be part of how staking rewards reach you.

<Note>
  The balance-based protocol-token staking pool (`/stake`) is **live** — stake
  **PARQ** (an SPL **Token-2022** mint) for a claimable USDC fee share. The
  **emission-schedule** pools this page describes are a **planned** mechanic and
  are **not yet live**; this page documents their mechanics for when they ship.
</Note>

## How payouts arrive over time

An emission-schedule pool starts with a fixed amount of rewards and releases
them across a fixed period. The pace is front-loaded: more rewards land early
in the window and less land toward the end. By the halfway mark, roughly three
quarters of the rewards have already been released.

What this means for you: entering early in a pool's life captures more of the
rewards. A pool that is most of the way through its window has a much smaller
pot left to share, even if the headline rate looks similar. Your share of what
is released depends on how much you have staked relative to everyone else in
the pool.

## Claim and restake

Claiming moves your earned rewards to you. Claim-and-restake does both steps at
once: it takes the rewards you have earned in one pool and stakes them straight
into another, in a single action. That keeps your rewards working instead of
sitting idle between a claim and a fresh stake, and there is no in-between
moment where the rate you are about to enter shifts under you.

A reward you have already earned stays yours to claim on your own schedule.
Keep in mind that, as with the rest of the venue, a winning payout can be
delayed and an LP withdrawal can be queued during busy periods.

For the full on-chain mechanics, developer references are available on request — see [Developer docs](/developer/access).