The 5^th in the series entitled International Conference ‘Applications of Physics in Financial Analysis’ will be held in Torino, from June 29 to July 1, 2006.  The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists, both economists and physicists, interested in problems in economics and finance. Previous meetings (Dublin 1999, Liege 2000, London 2001 and Warsaw 2003) have served to build the community and foster links with disciplines such as econometrics and stastistics. A wide range of topics has been covered including, for example, analysis of time series, option pricing, agent models and game theory.