Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.
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- verb Present participle of
overtrade .
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Examples
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The situation is called overtrading and it can strike healthy businesses that sell too much too quickly, and grow too rapidly.
Bytestart 2009
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But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.
Bytestart 2009
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But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.
Bytestart 2009
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But there is a condition called overtrading, where a business sells too much too quickly and grows too rapidly.
Bytestart 2009
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"If it were a child we would call it hyperactive; if it were a patient we would diagnose it with bipolar disorder; if it were a trader we would fire it for overtrading," wrote Ilan Solot , a London-based economist at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Brazil Adds Stimulus to Series of Policy Reversals Paulo Prada 2011
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Among the risks that traders should be aware of before they make their first transaction: "overtrading."
Is Currency Trading Worth the Risk? Stephen L. Bernard 2011
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But there's no advantage to overtrading your portfolio.
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Princeton University's Jose Scheinkman and Wei Xiong have shown how bubbles lead to overtrading -- whether day trading dot-com stocks or flipping condos -- and this might be a useful alert.
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It's a "Minsky Moment," and the irony is most investors know easy credit, overtrading and euphoria create bubbles that always burst.
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It's a "Minsky Moment," and the irony is most investors know easy credit, overtrading and euphoria create bubbles that always burst.
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