Open your account with the U.S. Treasury in just minutes. You can buy securities and manage your savings online, anytime, securely from a web browser.

You only need these items to open an Individual TreasuryDirect Account:

1. A Taxpayer Identification Number (Social Security Number for an individual)
2. A United States Address of Record
3. A Checking or Savings Account
   (You’ll need to know your account and routing numbers)
4. An E-mail Address
   (e.g., YourName@abc.com)
5. A Web Browser That Supports 128-Bit Encryption
   (The site is optimized for Internet Explorer)

Click here to view the U.S. TreasuryDirect easy instructions for opening your own account!