Last Monday, we took our students that take part in our eFinance Lecture on an excursion to Börse Stuttgart to complement the lecture content with first-hand insights from a real trading venue. Börse Stuttgart is a major German exchange organization serving retail and institutional investors across multiple asset classes.

We were warmly hosted by Dr. Martin Wagener, who is an alumni of WIN, contributes to the eFinance teaching as a lecturer and also works at Börse Stuttgart Group as Head of Group Regulatory Affairs, amongst other responsibilities. During a lecture session, Dr. Wagener connected key concepts from the course—such as market structures, liquidity, and the trading process—to how markets are organized and operated in practice.

A highlight of the visit was the tour of the trading floor, where students had the opportunity to observe the setting and speak directly with active traders. These conversations offered a practical perspective on day-to-day decision-making, information flows, and how trading activity translates into executable prices and trades.