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What stops you selling them to someone else?
by ballenf 5y ago
What stops you selling them to someone else?
- jaywalk 5y agoThey're issued to you, and have your name on them.
- benmanns 5y agoI bonds in particular are closer to a CD and are not transferable. If you have access to credit, you could borrow and pay it back once your I bond matures is cashable. Other Treasury notes can be sold, though if rates go up you may get back less than your principal, particularly on the longer duration notes.
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- rajup 5y agoTreasury rules? No redeeming for 1 year, and redeeming before 5 years means you lose the last 3 months of interest. You can gift them to other people though.
- edge17 5y agoNothing, you can buy and sell them in the secondary market.