As a competitive Polygon parachain, Clover seeks to cater to the unique needs of the DeFi ecosystem through a modular development environment. The overall aim of Clover is to provide a robust, user-friendly trading experience that people are used to, but with an added benefit of asset custodianship. The modularity of Clover lowers the barrier to build upper-layer applications so this makes it easier for devs to create. As a competitor to ecosystems like Ethereum, Clover offers low cost cross-chain compatibility which equates to lower gas fees and faster transaction finality. Clover Finance supports blockchains like Kusama, Fantom, Avalanche, and many others. 

Another feature of Clover is a twist on the Automated Market Maker (AMM). The AMM on CLO has an added feature called the pending order function, which reduces slippage.