Your first step depends on where your security is held.
If your Treasury marketable security is here
do this to sell it before it matures
with a bank, broker, or dealer
contact that bank, broker, or dealer
in TreasuryDirect or Legacy Treasury Direct
transfer the security to a bank, broker, or dealer (to the commercial book-entry system)
TreasuryDirect: Selling a security
In Treasury Direct, when you buy a Treasury marketable security, you must hold it in your TreasuryDirect account for 45 days before selling or transferring it.
This means you can’t sell or transfer a 4-week bill from TreasuryDirect because it matures in less than 45 days.
This hold also applies to a reinvestment when new funds are added to pay for the new security.
To sell a security that is in a TreasuryDirect account:
How do I sell a Treasury marketable security that is in my TreasuryDirect account? You cannot sell a Treasury marketable security directly from your TreasuryDirect account. To sell a Treasury marketable security that is in your TreasuryDirect account, you must transfer the security to a broker/dealer account.
Treasury bonds, notes, and bills have no default risk since the U.S. government guarantees them. Investors will receive the bond's face value if they hold it to maturity. However, if sold before maturity, your gain or loss depends on the difference between the initial price and what you sold the Treasury for.
Identify the security or securities you want to transfer. Choose External Transfer. Open the link for FS Form 5511, "TreasuryDirect Transfer Request." Fill out the required information and follow the instructions on the form.
Treasury securities are considered a safe and secure investment option because the full faith and credit of the U.S. government guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time. Also, most Treasury securities are liquid, which means they can easily be sold for cash.
You can cash paper bonds at a bank or through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's TreasuryDirect website. Not all banks offer the service, and many only provide it if you are an account holder, according to a NerdWallet analysis of the 20 largest U.S. banks.
There are two common ways to buy individual Treasury securities: From TreasuryDirect, the official U.S. Department of the Treasury website for managing Treasury bonds, or from your online broker. Many brokers allow you to buy and sell Treasury securities within your brokerage account.
You can hold a bond until it matures or sell it before it matures. EE Bonds, I Bonds, and HH Bonds are U.S. savings bonds. For information, see U.S. Savings Bonds.
For redemption or other information about U.S. savings bonds, visit the U.S. Treasury Department's web page, www.treasurydirect.gov, or contact their office directly by calling (844) 284-2676 (toll-free).
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