> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ripe.finance/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ripe.finance/user-guide/02-deposit-collateral.md).

# Deposit Stock Tokens

Deposit stock tokens and other collateral to back one loan

Anything you deposit on the Borrow page becomes [collateral](/core-protocol/03-collateral-assets.md) for one loan. Stock tokens, WETH, and whatever else your network supports all go into the same position.

**Step 1.** Go to [app.ripe.finance](https://app.ripe.finance), pick your network, and press **Connect Wallet** (top right).

**Step 2.** Open the **Borrow** page from the left menu. It lists every asset you can deposit on that network, with each one's terms in the table.

![The Borrow page with the collateral table, captured on one deployment — the assets on your network will differ](https://1994896143-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNG9xyM8JenWuJInyaQ4G%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-97ffde9a3eee97d5807ce2bc8ba5aa5441499625%2Fuser-guide-02-borrow-page.png?alt=media)

**Step 3.** Find the asset you hold and press **+** on its row. Your wallet balance shows in the **Available in Wallet** column.

![The deposit dialog, with your wallet balance shown](https://1994896143-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNG9xyM8JenWuJInyaQ4G%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bccfd6d8ccabd0e6244fa8f576f81c0a9fef6ff2%2Fuser-guide-05-deposit-modal.png?alt=media)

**Step 4.** Enter the amount. The first time you deposit a token, your wallet asks you to **Approve** it — a permission for the amount you're depositing. Approve, then confirm the deposit. A later, larger deposit may ask for approval again.

**Step 5.** Done. Your deposit shows in the **Your Deposits** column, and the panel at the top of the page updates with your totals.

One thing you'll notice: **Your Total Deposits** and **Your Total Collateral** can differ. Only assets with borrowing power (a nonzero LTV) raise what you can borrow. Earn-side positions like sGREEN, LP tokens, and RIPE don't. Your sGREEN and GREEN LP in the Stability Pool aren't walled off from your loan, though: they're what [deleverage](/core-protocol/05-deleverage.md) spends first if your position needs saving. Locked RIPE is left alone. The Borrow table is the live answer for which assets count.

![Your position after depositing](https://1994896143-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNG9xyM8JenWuJInyaQ4G%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1c8a755f3bc462cd8f52f0db399a9d425e127672%2Fuser-guide-06-position-dashboard.png?alt=media)

Deposit as many supported assets as you like. Each one with borrowing power adds to a [single loan](/core-protocol/02-borrowing.md), and stock tokens keep their full upside while they sit there — see [Stock Tokens on Ripe](/core-protocol/00-stock-tokens.md).

Next: [Borrow GREEN](/user-guide/03-borrow-green.md).