先物

• 読み: さきもの
• ローマ字: sakimono
• 漢字の分解: 先 (saki) — future, ahead, tip; 物 (mono/butsu) — goods, thing, object
• 発音: /sa.ki.mo.no/

意味

Futures; a financial contract to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price on a specified future date.

A noun used in financial markets referring to standardised contracts for the future delivery of commodities or financial instruments at an agreed price. 先物取引 (futures trading) is used for price hedging or speculation. Contrasts with 現物 (spot/physical goods), where delivery is immediate. Common underlying assets include oil, gold, currencies, and stock indices.

例文

1. 原油先物の価格が急落し、エネルギー関連株に売りが広がった。
2. 商品先物取引を活用することで、価格変動リスクをヘッジできる。
3. 先物市場の動向は現物市場にも大きな影響を与える。

使い方ガイド

場面: financial markets, commodity trading, derivatives, investment

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

Compound of 先 (saki, future/ahead) and 物 (mono/butsu, goods/thing). The term literally means goods of the future, contrasting with 現物 (present/actual goods) in a natural semantic pairing.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Finance/Investment