# Initializing Pools Any user can initialize a pool for an arbitrary pair of tokens. The user who initializes the pool selects the starting price. To prevent spam for pools on non-existent tokens or pools with drastically skewed prices, the user must permanently burn a small but economically meaningless quantity of both tokens in the pool. --- # 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.ambient.finance/users/initializing-pools.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.