Description The landscape of financial markets is changing significantly thanks to new technologies and methodologies that are profoundly modifying their architecture and functioning. Among the innovations, we have the possibility of operating using real-time market information, machine learning techniques, automatic trading strategies, automatic market making, distributed ledger technologies, digital assets, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies. The objective of the workshop is to offer an opportunity for the academic and industrial communities to meet and discuss research advancements on these topics.