EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Raymond James Financial, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, our financial condition and results of operations.

/s/ Thomas A. James

Thomas A. James

Chief Executive Officer

November 25, 2009

/s/ Jeffrey P. Julien

Jeffrey P. Julien

Chief Financial Officer

November 25, 2009

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