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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
      filed
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2007</font></div>
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      No. 333-00000</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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      D.C. 20549</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>FORM
      S-8</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>REGISTRATION
      STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>UNDER</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>RAYMOND
      JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Florida&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;59-1517485</strong></font></div>
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      or Other
      Jurisdiction&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>I.R.S.
      Employer</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Identification
      No.</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
      of Incorporation or Organization</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>880
      Carillon Parkway</strong></font></div>
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      Petersburg, Florida 33716</strong></font></div>
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      of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>2007
      Raymond </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>James</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>
      Financial, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors
</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>(Full
      Title of the Plan(s))</em></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>JEFFREY
      P. JULIEN</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Senior
      Vice President - Finance</strong></font></div>
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      Chief Financial Officer</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>880
      Carillon Parkway</strong></font></div>
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      Petersburg, Florida 33716</strong></font></div>
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      573-3800</font></div>
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      Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
      Service</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Please
      Send Copies of Communications To:</strong></font></div>
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      Matecki, Esq.</strong></font></div>
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      Counsel</strong></font></div>
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      Carillon Parkway</strong></font></div>
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      Petersburg, Florida 33716</strong></font></div>
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      573-3800</strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Amount
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Common
                Stock, $.01 par value</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2,000,000</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">$29.88</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">$1,834.63</font></div>
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      amount being registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common
      Stock which may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and
      anti-dilution provisions and other terms, in accordance with Rule 416(c) under
      the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div>
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      solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has
      been computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the
      high
      and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
      on
      April 4, 2007, namely $29.88.</font></div><br>
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      I</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      purpose of the registration statement is to register under the Securities Act
      of
      1933, as amended, 2,000,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, which
      shares are issuable pursuant to the Registrant's 2007 Raymond James Financial,
      Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors (the "Plan"). As permitted
      by
      Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"Securities
      Act"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
      this
      Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8.
      The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered
      to the selected participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement
      as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"Commission"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      as part
      of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
      pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.</font></div><br>
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      II</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Item
      3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By
      this
      reference, the following documents filed with the Commission by Raymond James
      Financial, Inc. (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"Company"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      are
      incorporated into and made a part of this Registration Statement:</font></div>
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            <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
              Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
              30, 2006, as filed with the Commission on December 14,
              2006.</font></div>
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          <td>
            <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
              Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
              Shareholders held on February 15, 2007, as filed with the Commission
              on
              January 16, 2007.</font></div>
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          <td>
            <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
              Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December
              31,
              2006, as filed with the Commission on February 9,
              2007.</font></div>
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            <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
              description of the Company's Common Stock is set forth on pages 8-9
              of the
              Company's Prospectus dated June 1, 1994, which was a part of the Company's
              Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No.
              33-54071).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
      documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"Exchange
      Act"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
      subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
      of
      a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
      all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
      remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
      Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
      documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
      be
      incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
      for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
      contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
      or is
      deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
      statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
      except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
      Statement.</font></div><br>
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      4. Description of Securities.</strong></font></div>
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      applicable. The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the
      Exchange Act.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Item
      5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      validity of the Common Stock issuable by the Company under its 2007 Raymond
      James Financial, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors (the
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"Plan"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      will be
      passed upon for the Company by Paul Matecki, Senior Vice President and General
      Counsel of Raymond James Financial, Inc. As of March 28, 2007, Mr. Matecki
      holds
      directly and indirectly 32,374 shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock and options
      to purchase 12,750 additional shares. Of those options, only 4,050 are currently
      exercisable. </font></div>
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      6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>"FBCA"</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
      provides that, in general, a business corporation may indemnify any person
      who
      is or was a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right
      of, the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director
      or officer of the corporation, against liability incurred in connection with
      such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, provided certain standards are
      met, including that such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner
      he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
      of
      the corporation, and provided further that, with respect to any criminal action
      or proceeding, the officer or director had no reasonable cause to believe his
      or
      her conduct was unlawful. In the case of proceedings by or in the right of
      the
      corporation, the FBCA provides that, in general, a corporation may indemnify
      any
      person who was or is a party to any such proceeding by reason of the fact that
      he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses
      and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection
      with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof,
      provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
      reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
      corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
      claim as to which such person is adjudged liable unless a court of competent
      jurisdiction determines upon application that such person is fairly and
      reasonably entitled to indemnity. To the extent that any officers or directors
      are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any of the
      proceedings described above, the FBCA provides that the corporation is required
      to indemnify such officers or directors against expenses actually and reasonably
      incurred in connection therewith. However, the FBCA further provides that,
      in
      general, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or
      on
      behalf of any officer or director if a judgment or other final adjudication
      establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act, were material to
      the
      cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (i) a violation of the criminal
      law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or
      her
      conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe it was unlawful; (ii)
      a
      transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal
      benefit; (iii) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the
      director has voted for or assented to a distribution made in violation of the
      FBCA or the corporation's articles of incorporation; or (iv) willful misconduct
      or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a
      proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
      favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.</font></div><br>
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      FBCA
      also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
      any
      person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation
      against any liability asserted agains the person and incurred by him or her
      in
      any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
      corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability
      under provisions of this section.</font></div>
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      any person made a party to an action by or in the right of the Company to
      procure a judgment in its favor by reason of his being or having been a director
      or officer of the Company, or of any other corporation, firm, association or
      entity which he served as such at the request of the Company, against the
      reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by him in connection
      with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an appeal
      therein, except in any case where such person is adjudged in a final
      adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which, as a matter of law,
      no
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      or
      in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil
      or
      criminal, brought to impose a liability or penalty on such person for an act
      alleged to have been committed by such person in his capacity of director or
      officer of the Company, or of any other corporation, firm, association or entity
      which he served as such at the request of the Company, against judgments, fines,
      amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
      incurred as a result of such action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein,
      unless the Board of Directors determines that such person did not act in good
      faith in the reasonable belief that such action was in the best interests of
      the
      Company. The termination of any such civil or criminal action, suit or
      proceeding by judgment, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere
      shall not in itself disqualify such person from indemnification except in any
      case where such person is adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty
      of conduct as to which, as a matter of law, no such indemnification may be
      made;</font></div>
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      the payment of expenses, including attorneys' fees, to any person entitled
      to
      indemnification hereunder during the pendency of any claim, action or
      proceeding, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in any
      case.</font></div>
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      foregoing rights of reimbursement or indemnification shall not be exclusive
      of
      other rights to which any such person may otherwise be entitled and, in the
      event of his or her death, shall extend to his or her legal
      representatives.</font></div>
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      any
      instance where more than one person is entitled to reimbursement of attorneys'
      fees pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall select one attorney to
      serve
      as attorney for all such persons, unless, in the opinion of the attorney
      selected by the Company, a conflict of interest exists which would prevent
      representation by that attorney of one or more persons. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing provision, any person may at any time decide to be represented by
      an
      attorney of his choosing, at his own expense."</font></div>
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      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
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      Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
      Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
      Act
      and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
      incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company
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      the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
      director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
      registered, the Company undertakes, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
      matter has been settled by controlling precedent, to submit to a court of
      appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
      against public policy as expressed in the Act and agrees to be governed by
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      of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
      thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
      in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
      the
      foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
      total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
      registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
      offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
      Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
      and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
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      previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
      such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that
      paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
      included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
      periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
      Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
      Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
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      post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
      at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
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      report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
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      incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
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      pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
      advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
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      is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
      incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
      in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
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      with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
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      it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
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      filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
      on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
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Exchange
As
      filed
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2007
Registration
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SECURITIES
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WASHINGTON,
      D.C. 20549
FORM
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REGISTRATION
      STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RAYMOND
      JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
(
Exact
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)
Florida                                                 59-1517485
(
State
      or Other
      Jurisdiction
(
I.R.S.
      Employer
Identification
      No.
)
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)
880
      Carillon Parkway
St.
      Petersburg, Florida 33716
(
Address
      of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code
)
2007
      Raymond
James
Financial, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors
(Full
      Title of the Plan(s))
JEFFREY
      P. JULIEN
Senior
      Vice President - Finance
and
      Chief Financial Officer
880
      Carillon Parkway
St.
      Petersburg, Florida 33716
(727)
      573-3800
(
Name,
      Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for
      Service
)
Please
      Send Copies of Communications To:
Paul
      Matecki, Esq.
General
      Counsel
880
      Carillon Parkway
St.
      Petersburg, Florida 33716
(727)
      573-3800
CALCULATION
      OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                Of Securities
To
                Be Registered
Amount
To
                Be
Registered
                (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
                Price
per
                Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
                Price (2)
Amount
                Of
Registration
Fee
Common
                Stock, $.01 par value
2,000,000
$29.88
$59,760,000.00
$1,834.63
(1)  The
      amount being registered includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common
      Stock which may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and
      anti-dilution provisions and other terms, in accordance with Rule 416(c) under
      the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)  Estimated
      solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has
      been computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) based upon the average of the
      high
      and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
      on
      April 4, 2007, namely $29.88.
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PART
      I
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
      purpose of the registration statement is to register under the Securities Act
      of
      1933, as amended, 2,000,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, which
      shares are issuable pursuant to the Registrant's 2007 Raymond James Financial,
      Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors (the "Plan"). As permitted
      by
      Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities
      Act"
),
      this
      Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8.
      The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered
      to the selected participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement
      as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not being filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"
)
      as part
      of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
      pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
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PART
      II
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
      3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
By
      this
      reference, the following documents filed with the Commission by Raymond James
      Financial, Inc. (the
"Company"
)
      are
      incorporated into and made a part of this Registration Statement:
1.
The
              Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September
              30, 2006, as filed with the Commission on December 14,
              2006.
2.
The
              Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
              Shareholders held on February 15, 2007, as filed with the Commission
              on
              January 16, 2007.
3.
The
              Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December
              31,
              2006, as filed with the Commission on February 9,
              2007.
4.
The
              description of the Company's Common Stock is set forth on pages 8-9
              of the
              Company's Prospectus dated June 1, 1994, which was a part of the Company's
              Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No.
              33-54071).
All
      documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange
      Act"
),
      subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
      of
      a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that
      all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
      remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
      Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
      documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
      be
      incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
      for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
      contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is
      or is
      deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
      statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
      except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
      Statement.
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Item
      4. Description of Securities.
Not
      applicable. The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the
      Exchange Act.
Item
      5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The
      validity of the Common Stock issuable by the Company under its 2007 Raymond
      James Financial, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors (the
"Plan"
)
      will be
      passed upon for the Company by Paul Matecki, Senior Vice President and General
      Counsel of Raymond James Financial, Inc. As of March 28, 2007, Mr. Matecki
      holds
      directly and indirectly 32,374 shares of the Company's Common Stock and options
      to purchase 12,750 additional shares. Of those options, only 4,050 are currently
      exercisable.
Item
      6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
      Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended (the
"FBCA"
),
      provides that, in general, a business corporation may indemnify any person
      who
      is or was a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right
      of, the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director
      or officer of the corporation, against liability incurred in connection with
      such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, provided certain standards are
      met, including that such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner
      he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
      of
      the corporation, and provided further that, with respect to any criminal action
      or proceeding, the officer or director had no reasonable cause to believe his
      or
      her conduct was unlawful. In the case of proceedings by or in the right of
      the
      corporation, the FBCA provides that, in general, a corporation may indemnify
      any
      person who was or is a party to any such proceeding by reason of the fact that
      he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses
      and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection
      with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof,
      provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
      reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
      corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
      claim as to which such person is adjudged liable unless a court of competent
      jurisdiction determines upon application that such person is fairly and
      reasonably entitled to indemnity. To the extent that any officers or directors
      are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any of the
      proceedings described above, the FBCA provides that the corporation is required
      to indemnify such officers or directors against expenses actually and reasonably
      incurred in connection therewith. However, the FBCA further provides that,
      in
      general, indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or
      on
      behalf of any officer or director if a judgment or other final adjudication
      establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act, were material to
      the
      cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (i) a violation of the criminal
      law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or
      her
      conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe it was unlawful; (ii)
      a
      transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal
      benefit; (iii) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the
      director has voted for or assented to a distribution made in violation of the
      FBCA or the corporation's articles of incorporation; or (iv) willful misconduct
      or a conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a
      proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
      favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.
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The
      FBCA
      also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
      any
      person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation
      against any liability asserted agains the person and incurred by him or her
      in
      any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
      corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability
      under provisions of this section.
The
      Company's By-Laws include the following provisions:
"Section
      12. The Company shall:
(a)
Indemnify
      any person made a party to an action by or in the right of the Company to
      procure a judgment in its favor by reason of his being or having been a director
      or officer of the Company, or of any other corporation, firm, association or
      entity which he served as such at the request of the Company, against the
      reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by him in connection
      with the defense or settlement of such action, or in connection with an appeal
      therein, except in any case where such person is adjudged in a final
      adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which, as a matter of law,
      no
      such indemnification may be made;
(b)
Indemnify
      any person made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, other than one by
      or
      in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil
      or
      criminal, brought to impose a liability or penalty on such person for an act
      alleged to have been committed by such person in his capacity of director or
      officer of the Company, or of any other corporation, firm, association or entity
      which he served as such at the request of the Company, against judgments, fines,
      amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees,
      incurred as a result of such action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein,
      unless the Board of Directors determines that such person did not act in good
      faith in the reasonable belief that such action was in the best interests of
      the
      Company. The termination of any such civil or criminal action, suit or
      proceeding by judgment, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere
      shall not in itself disqualify such person from indemnification except in any
      case where such person is adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty
      of conduct as to which, as a matter of law, no such indemnification may be
      made;
(c)
Advance
      the payment of expenses, including attorneys' fees, to any person entitled
      to
      indemnification hereunder during the pendency of any claim, action or
      proceeding, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in any
      case.
The
      foregoing rights of reimbursement or indemnification shall not be exclusive
      of
      other rights to which any such person may otherwise be entitled and, in the
      event of his or her death, shall extend to his or her legal
      representatives.
(d)
In
      any
      instance where more than one person is entitled to reimbursement of attorneys'
      fees pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall select one attorney to
      serve
      as attorney for all such persons, unless, in the opinion of the attorney
      selected by the Company, a conflict of interest exists which would prevent
      representation by that attorney of one or more persons. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing provision, any person may at any time decide to be represented by
      an
      attorney of his choosing, at his own expense."
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The
      Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its independent
      directors.
Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
      may
      be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company,
      the
      Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
      Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
      Act
      and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
      incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company
      in
      the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
      director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
      registered, the Company undertakes, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
      matter has been settled by controlling precedent, to submit to a court of
      appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
      against public policy as expressed in the Act and agrees to be governed by
      the
      final adjudication of such issue.
Item
      7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
      applicable. There are no restricted securities being reoffered or resold
      pursuant to this Registration Statement.
Item
      8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
      No. Description of Exhibits
See
      Exhibit Index attached hereto.
Item
      9. Undertakings.
(a)
      The
      undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
      To
      file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
      post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
      include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
      1933, as amended;
(ii)
To
      reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
      of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
      thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
      in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
      the
      foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
      total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
      registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
      offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
      Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
      and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
      offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
      effective registration statement; and
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(iii)
To
      include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
      previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
      such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that
      paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
      included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
      periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
      Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
      Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
      statement.
(2)
That,
      for
      the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
      post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
      at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
      thereof.
(3)
To
      remove
      from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
      being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.
(b)
The
      undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
      any
      liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
      report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
      is
      incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
      be a
      new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
      the
      offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
      bona
      fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
      may
      be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
      pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
      advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
      indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
      and
      is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
      against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
      incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
      in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
      such
      director, officer or controlling person against the registrant in connection
      with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
      of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
      to a
      court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
      by
      it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
      governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies
      that
      it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
      for
      filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
      on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
      St.
      Petersburg, State of Florida, on this 10th day of April, 2007.
By:
/S/
      THOMAS A JAMES
By:
/S/
      JEFFREY P. JULIEN
Thomas
      A.
      James
Jeffrey
      P. Julien
Chairman
      and Chief Executive Officer
Senior
      Vice President - Finance
and
      Chief
      Financial Officer
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
      Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
      the
      dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/
                THOMAS A. JAMES
Chairman
                and Chief Executive Officer
April
                10, 2007
Thomas
                A. James
/S/
                JEFFREY P. JULIEN
Senior
                Vice President - Finance
April
                10, 2007
Jeffrey
                P. Julien
Chief
                Financial Officer
/S/
                JENNIFER C. ACKART
Controller
April
                10, 2007
Jennifer
                C. Ackart
(Chief
                Accounting Officer)
*
Francis
                S. Godbold
Vice
                Chairman and Director
April
                10, 2007
*
Chet
                B. Helck
President
                and
April
                10, 2007
Chief
                Operating Officer
*
Angela
                M. Biever
Director
April
                10, 2007
*
H.
                William Habermeyer, Jr.
Director
April
                10, 2007
*
Paul
                W. Marshall
Director
April
                10, 2007
*
Kenneth
                A. Shields
Director
April
                10, 2007
*
Hardwick
                Simmons
Director
April
                10, 2007
*
By:
      /S/ Jeffrey P. Julien
Attorney
      in Fact
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EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
      No.
Description
      of Exhibits
4.1
1
Raymond
                James Financial. Inc.
2007 Stock Option Plan for Independent Contractors
.(Filed
                as Appendix C to Proxy Statement for February 15, 2007 Annual Meeting
                of
                Shareholders and incorporated herein by reference)
5
1
Opinion
                of Paul Matecki, Esq., General Counsel, regarding legality of the
                securities.
23.1
1
Consent
                of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting
                firm.
24
1
Power
                of Attorney.
1
Filed
      herewith.
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