overtradeverb [ I ]
uk/ˌəʊvəˈtreɪd/usFINANCE, PRODUCTION if a company overtrades, it sells more products than it can make, or more than it can afford to produce:
The company was overtrading and running a risk of collapsing.
STOCK MARKET to buy and sell shares too often:
My broker was overtrading in order to make a higher commission.
overtrading
noun [ U ]
One big reason why funds underperform is overtrading.