Today, April 23, 2025, the YEN Student Club organized StockTalk at Epoka University, bringing together students, banking professionals, and financial experts for a focused dialogue on capital markets and the state of Albania’s banking sector. 

The event commenced with opening remarks by Mr. Spiro Brumbulli, Secretary General of the Albanian Association of Banks,  who stressed the imperative of youth engagement in the financial sector and underscored how Albanian banks “speak with one voice” to foster economic growth and financial literacy among the next generation. In a comprehensive sector overview, Mr. Brumbulli presented Albania’s banking landscape and highlighted that digital payments per capita jumped from 2015 to 2024 and financial inclusion climbed to 78% over the same period. His review also covered profitability and infrastructure metrics, and detailed digital transformation initiatives—Open Banking, SEPA Instant Payments, the national Credit Bureau, SME financing schemes, and strategic collaborations with Mastercard
 

Next, Mr. Artan Gjergji, Senior Expert for Capital Markets & Financial Services at DSIK Albania, led an immersive workshop on the Stock Market Learning (SML) virtual trading platform. He covered the theoretical underpinnings of capital markets—defining issuers, investors, intermediaries, primary versus secondary markets—and demonstrated the end-to-end investment process from order placement through post-trade clearing. Participants explored key trading strategies (scalping, day trading, swing trading, position trading) and practiced risk-management techniques such as stop-loss orders, portfolio diversification, and technical analysis of support and resistance levels. 
 

The closing session featured the winning team from ProCredit Bank, champions of the Stock Market Simulation. They shared practical tips on building robust trading plans, mastering the SML platform’s tools, managing emotional biases, and leveraging team collaboration—advice designed to give Epoka students an edge in the forthcoming Europe-wide tournament.