noun
hedging; hedge selling
Finance term: selling a related asset to offset the risk of another position. Often used in futures and options trading.
投資家はリスクを減らすためにつなぎ売りを行った。
The investor carried out hedge selling to reduce risk.
つなぎ売りは先物市場でよく使われる手法だ。
Hedge selling is a technique often used in the futures market.
A loanword from English 'hedge', used broadly in finance. つなぎ売り specifically refers to the act of selling as a hedge, while ヘッジ can refer to hedging in general, including buying or using derivatives.
Compound of つなぎ (noun form of つなぐ 'to connect, to tie over') and 売り (noun form of 売る 'to sell'). Literally 'connecting sale', referring to a sale that bridges or offsets another position.