# Stability Fee The Stability Fee is a governance-defined cost applied each epoch to participants who delegate $YODL to Operators.\ It compensates for time-based exposure created by operator execution credit usage and helps maintain protocol solvency by providing continuous protection against unrealized deficits. Base Rate: Fixed by governance (e.g., 12% per annum). Application: Charged upfront on delegated $YODL at the start of each epoch. Scope: Applies only to participants who delegate $YODL, not Operators. **Formula:** $$ SFepoch=PcreditLine×Rbase×365Depoch $$ Where: * SFₑₚₒcₕ = Stability Fee charged for the epoch * P₍creditLine₎ = Total execution credit enabled * R₍base₎ = Governance-defined yearly Stability Fee rate * D₍epoch₎ = Epoch duration in days Example For a $10,000 execution credit line, 12% Stability Fee, and a 30-day epoch: $$ SFepoch=10,000×0.12×30/365=$98.63 $$ Result The Stability Fee is deducted once per epoch, preventing deficit carryover and ensuring Curator capital remains fully restored across execution cycles. --- # 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.yodl.fi/capital-access-and-protection/stability-fee.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.