What must be done before I sell my iMac?

I recently bought a new iMac and migrated everything to my new iMac from my old iMac.  Now if I sell my old iMac what must be done to it so that my personal information is not left on it?

I recommend you to erase the hard disk using a Disk Utility's security option and reinstall Mac OS X. If your iMac came with DVDs:
1. Insert the OS X disc and press C key when your Mac starts.
2. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility, select Macintosh HD, go to Erase tab and erase the disk. If you want, press Security Options and select one of them, but the erase will take more time.
3. Close Disk Utility and install Mac OS X. When it finishes, turn off your Mac

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