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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overtrade.

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Examples

  • But it overtraded, discounting bills of exchange almost on demand and accruing a dangerous amount of insecure debt.

    Right on the money - and more Michael Dirda 2010

  • There was no denying the industry was "rough and tumble" and overtraded with many operators competing for a shrinking pie, with low entry levels and no legislation to set standards.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • "A problem that lies at the heart of the taxi situation is the fact that there are simply too many of them and the market is hopelessly overtraded," he said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Addressing that question should not mean the doors would be thrown open for entry in an industry which is already overtraded, he said.

    Contents 1996

  • 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.

    The Gold Bag Carolyn Wells 1902

  • If you are an active trader, I am sure you have overtraded at some time in your career, and not taking a trade is sometimes the best strategy.

    Forbes.com: News Tom Aspray 2011

  • Northern Rock overtraded on a duff business model.

    Phil Taylor 2009

  • Excessive trading volume hurts investors more than almost anything else, by falsely inflating the price of the overtraded issues.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Tom P 2009

  • Excessive trading volume hurts investors more than almost anything else, by falsely inflating the price of the overtraded issues.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009

  • "Our findings are particularly relevant for the highly overfished, overtraded - and hence endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna, for which there is a growing campaign to impose a temporary ban on international trade," added co-author Dr Sergi Tudela of WWF.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

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