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.
Hedge selling is used to reduce the price fluctuation risk of held assets.
Alternate spelling using the less common kanji 繋.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling') + つなぎ (tsunagi, 'connecting, hedging'). The term is a financial calque from English 'hedge selling'.