ETX Capital: Trading and Running LossesETX Capital http://www.financial-spread-betting.com/etx/ETXcapital-review.html Running Losses? Should I leave my losses to run hoping the markets will eventually turn in my favour? Manoj Ladwa, Senior Trader and Market Commentator at ETX Capital comments. The most common mistake that I have been doing this for a long time and one of the biggest mistakes that I see clients doing is running losing trades and taking profits too quickly. Psychologically it is easy to take profits too quickly.