Royal Mail: I bought my shares on the government website. How do I sell? On Tuesday morning at 8am, when the stock market opens. It closes at 4.30pm. How do I go about it? The company handling share dealing on behalf of Royal Mail is Equiniti, whose sharedealing service is called Shareview. There are a number of ways to trade, according to the official prospectus for the share sale: Online at www.shareview.co.uk. Using the telephone helpline on 0845 268 0282 or 0121 415 0250 Through an automated telephone instruction facility on 0845 268 8405 or 01133 697777. You cannot sell just some of your shares this way, only your entire holding. Normally you are told the share price at which you are selling before you agree to a sale, but this does not apply to selling using the automated telephone service. The service is open 24 hours a day, but sale instructions placed this way will be added together and sold at intervals while the market is open, so you may not get the price you expect. By Post. This facility will be available until November 8. You will need a postal dealing form - one should be enclosed with the confirmation of your allocation, which you will not receive until next week, or by calling 0871 384 2656 Will there be any deductions? There is a cost for selling your shares. For online dealing it is £17.50, using the helpline will cost £25 and the automated telephone service costs £7.50.