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  UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C.  20549
  FORM
  8-K
  CURRENT
  REPORT
  Pursuant
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934
  May
  1, 2009
  Date of
  report (date of earliest event reported)
  Raymond
  James Financial, Inc.
  (Exact
  Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  Florida
  (State or
  Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  1-9109
  59-1517485
  (Commission
        File Number)
  (IRS
        Employer Identification No.)
  880
  Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716
  (Address
  of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
  (727)
  567-1000
  (Registrant's
  Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  Not
  Applicable
  (Former
  Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Check the
  appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
  provisions:
  o
  Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
  Item
  7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
  Officials
  of the Company today met with sell side analysts and discussed various
  topics.  A copy of the power point presentation is posted on the
  Company's website
  www.RaymondJames.com
  under
  Investor Relations – Presentations and Webcasts.   In that
  presentation, the Company disclosed the results of the self-imposed stress test
  that was performed on Raymond James Bank, FSB ("RJBank") and other
  information.
  In
  response to a question about the ability of Raymond James Financial to put
  additional capital into RJBank if necessary to meet regulatory requirements, the
  Company estimated that $100-$200 million was currently available for that
  purpose.
  In
  response to a question about the opportunity for Raymond James & Associates,
  Inc. ("RJA") to recruit new financial advisors, the Company disclosed
  that  it expects RJA to add financial advisors with trailing 12-month
  production of more than $100 million  during this fiscal
  year.
  In
  response to a question about the auction rate securities held by Company
  customers, the Company disclosed that it was hopeful that Nuveen Investments's
  recently announced plan to issue medium term notes would result in the majority
  of auction rate securities held by the Company's customers being
  redeemed.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
  duly authorized.
  RAYMOND
        JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
  Date:
        May 1, 2009
  By:
  /s/
        Jeffrey P. Julien
  Jeffrey
        P. Julien
  Senior
        Vice President - Finance
  and
        Chief Financial Officer