noun
hedging; hedge selling
Finance term for selling futures or other instruments to offset price risk. Often contrasted with つなぎ売り (short hedge).
See also: つなぎ売り
原油価格の下落に備えて、先物市場で売りつなぎを行った。
To prepare for a drop in crude oil prices, they carried out hedge selling in the futures market.
売りつなぎは、保有資産の価格変動リスクを減らすために使われる。
Hedge selling is used to reduce the price fluctuation risk of held assets.
Often used interchangeably, but つなぎ売り can emphasize the act of selling as a hedge, while 売りつなぎ is the general concept of hedging through selling.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling') + つなぎ (tsunagi, 'connecting, hedging'). The term is a financial calque from English 'hedge selling'.