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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
  December
          26, 2007
  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
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  Item
          7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
  On
          December 26, 2007, Raymond James Financial, Inc. issued a press release
          disclosing operating data for November 2007. A copy of the release is attached
          as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
  The
          information furnished herein, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be
          "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject
          to
          the liability of that section.  This information will not be deemed to
          be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or
          the
          Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates
          them by reference.
  Item
          9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)
          The
          following are filed as exhibits to this report:
  Exhibit
          No.
  99.1
          Press release dated December 26, 2007 issued by Raymond James Financial,
          Inc.
  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:
                    December 26, 2007
  By:
  /s/
                    Thomas A James
  Thomas
                    A. James
  Chairman
                    and Chief Executive Officer
  By:
  /s/
                    Jeffrey P. Julien
  Jeffrey
                    P. Julien
  Senior
                    Vice President - Finance
  and
                    Chief Financial Officer