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o⋅ver⋅trade

  [oh-ver-treyd]
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–verb (used without object), -trad⋅ed, -trad⋅ing.
to trade in excess of one's capital or the requirements of the market.
Origin:
1615–25; over- + trade
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o·ver·trade   (ō'vər-trād')   
v.   o·ver·trad·ed, o·ver·trad·ing, o·ver·trades

v.   intr.
To engage in trading to a degree that is in excess of one's finances or the demands of the market.
v.   tr.
To trade (stock, for example) in this manner.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Financial Dictionary

overtrade

  1. To purchase a client's securities at an above-the-market price in return for the client's purchase of part of a new issue.

  2. See churn.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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