Selling Treasury Bills

You can hold Treasury bills until they mature or sell them before they mature.

To sell a bill you hold in TreasuryDirect or Legacy TreasuryDirect, first transfer the bill to a bank, broker, or dealer, then ask the bank, broker, or dealer to sell the bill for you.

How you transfer a bill to a bank, broker, or dealer depends on whether you hold the bill in TreasuryDirect or Legacy TreasuryDirect.

• For a bill held in TreasuryDirect:
• Go to "Manage Direct"
• Choose "Transfer securities"
• Identify the bill or bills you want to transfer
• Choose "External Transfer"
• Click the link for FS Form 5511,"TreasuryDirect Transfer Request"
• Complete FS Form 5511 and mail it as directed on the form
• For a bill held in Legacy TreasuryDirect, complete "Security Transfer Request" (FS Form 5179) and mail it as directed on the form.