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overtrade

American  
[oh-ver-trayd] / ˌoʊ vərˈtreɪd /

verb (used without object)

overtraded, overtrading
  1. to trade in excess of one's capital or the requirements of the market.


overtrade British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈtreɪd /

verb

  1. (intr) (of an enterprise) to trade in excess of capacity or working capital

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of overtrade

First recorded in 1615–25; over- + trade


Example Sentences

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John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group said he is concerned about the temptation to overtrade more narrow ETFs.

From US News ● Oct. 7, 2014

As a result, they often overtrade, and in so doing, undermine their prior performance.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 6, 2011

I had overtraded; I had pyramided my paper profits until my affairs were in such a state that a sudden drop of ten points would wipe me out entirely.

From The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells

One AI company, Era, designs its investing tools to watch out for overtrading and heavy tax bills.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Without expiration dates to impose discipline, perpetual futures facilitate continuous speculation and potentially overtrading, rapid losses and financial harm.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Professional investors might react more, as their job may be to try to outperform market indexes, for example, but the average individual might be best served by continuing to buy and hold, rather than overtrading.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

Emotional investors are those who decide with emotions rather than reason, committing cognitive errors that lead to harmful behavior – such as overtrading, buying high and selling low, or vice versa.

From Forbes ● Oct. 14, 2014

A panic may be broadly stated as due to overtrading, which causes general business to need more than the available capital, thus producing general lack of credit.

From A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States by Clément Juglar

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