信用取引

• 読み: しんようとりひき
• ローマ字: shinyoutorihiki
• 漢字の分解: 信用 (shinyou) — trust, credit; 取引 (torihiki) — transaction, trade
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.joː.to.ɾi.çi.ki/

意味

Margin trading; credit transaction. Trading securities using funds or shares borrowed from a brokerage.

A regulated form of securities trading where investors borrow capital or shares from their broker to execute trades larger than their own funds allow. Enables both leveraged buying (信用買い) and short selling (信用売り). Subject to strict regulations from Japan's Financial Services Agency. Because losses can exceed initial capital, it is considered high-risk and unsuitable for beginners.

例文

1. 信用取引では追加証拠金の差し入れが求められることがある。
2. 専門家の多くは、初心者には信用取引より現物取引を勧めている。
3. 株価急落で信用取引ポジションを抱えた投資家が一斉に損切りに走った。

使い方ガイド

場面: stock trading, securities, investment, financial regulation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 信用 (shinyou, trust/credit/credibility) and 取引 (torihiki, transaction/trade/dealings). The system relies entirely on the broker extending credit trust to the investor, enabling trades beyond the investor's own capital base.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Investors

社会的背景: Financial professionals