Swap any Solana token on Raydium in under a minute — here is the complete step-by-step guide with slippage settings and tips for new tokens.
Raydium's swap interface is clean and fast — you can complete your first swap in under two minutes. The key settings to understand are slippage tolerance (crucial for volatile new tokens) and price impact (tells you if a trade will move the market against you). This guide covers the complete swap workflow with practical tips for both major pairs and newer, less liquid tokens.
Solana's largest native AMM — deep liquidity, three pool types, concentrated liquidity, and the primary launchpad for new Solana tokens.
Step-by-step walkthrough — from wallet connection to your first swap or liquidity position.
Go to raydium.io and click Connect Wallet. Select Phantom (or Solflare/Backpack). Approve the connection in your wallet popup.
Click the top token selector. Choose from the list or search by name. For new tokens, paste the mint address from Solscan or the project\'s official channels.
Click the bottom token selector. Choose what you want to receive.
Type your input amount. Raydium calculates the expected output and shows the pool route, price impact, and minimum received.
Click the gear icon. For major pairs (SOL/USDC): 0.1-0.5%. For new memecoins: 1-10%+. High slippage = higher chance of execution but wider acceptable price range.
Click Swap, review the transaction details in your wallet, and approve. Confirmation takes under a second.
"Made my first swap in 3 minutes. The slippage warning when price impact is high is really useful — it stopped me from making a bad trade on an illiquid token. Intuitive interface."
"Raydium is where you have to be for new launches. Setting slippage correctly for launch conditions (I use 15-25% for high-volume launches) is the key skill. Interface handles the chaos well."
"Daily swapper of SOL/USDC. Execution is fast, price is usually within 0.02% of market. Sometimes Jupiter gives a slightly better price by aggregating, but for pure Raydium pool execution the experience is excellent."