REGULATIONS AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]

Summary of Minimum Requirements Under Regulatory Framework

To meet requirements for capital adequacy purposes or to be categorized as “well capitalized,” RJF must maintain minimum Common equity tier 1, Tier 1 risk-based, Total risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage amounts and ratios as set forth in the table below.



	Actual				Requirement for capital adequacy purposes				To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	($ in thousands)
RJF as of March 31, 2015:
(computed in accordance with Basel III)
Common equity tier 1 capital	$	3,912,863	19.2	%	$	916,946	4.5	%	$	1,324,477	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	3,912,863		19.2	%	1,222,595		6.0	%	1,630,126		8.0	%
Total capital	4,093,835		20.1	%	1,630,126		8.0	%	2,037,658		10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	3,912,863		16.2	%	966,350		4.0	%	1,207,937		5.0	%

RJF as of September 30, 2014:
(computed in accordance with Basel 2.5)
Tier 1 capital	$	3,775,385	19.7	%	$	765,589	4.0	%	$	1,148,384	6.0	%
Total capital	3,940,516		20.6	%	1,531,178		8.0	%	1,913,973		10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	3,775,385		16.4	%	919,546		4.0	%	1,149,433		5.0	%

RJ Bank

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]

Summary of Minimum Requirements Under Regulatory Framework

To meet the requirements for capital adequacy or to be categorized as “well capitalized,” RJ Bank must maintain minimum Common equity Tier 1, tier 1 risk-based, Total risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage amounts and ratios as set forth in the table below.



	Actual				Requirement for capital adequacy purposes				To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	($ in thousands)
RJ Bank as of March 31, 2015:
(computed in accordance with Basel III)
Common equity tier I capital	$	1,437,093	11.5	%	$	561,822	4.5	%	$	811,520	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital	1,437,093		11.5	%	749,096		6.0	%	998,794		8.0	%
Total capital	1,593,572		12.8	%	998,794		8.0	%	1,248,493		10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	1,437,093		10.8	%	530,077		4.0	%	662,596		5.0	%

RJ Bank as of September 30, 2014:
(computed in accordance with Basel I)
Tier 1 capital	$	1,314,374	11.2	%	$	467,926	4.0	%	$	701,889	6.0	%
Total capital	1,460,895		12.5	%	935,852		8.0	%	1,169,815		10.0	%
Tier 1 leverage	1,314,374		10.7	%	492,186		4.0	%	615,232		5.0	%

Raymond James & Associates Inc

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]

Net Capital and Risk Adjusted Capital Positions of Certain Businesses and Subsidiaries

The net capital position of our wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary RJ&A is as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2015			September 30, 2014
	($ in thousands)
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.:
(Alternative Method elected)
Net capital as a percent of aggregate debit items	24.99		%	24.14		%
Net capital	$	440,542		$	442,866
Less: required net capital	(35,251		)	(36,694		)
Excess net capital	$	405,291		$	406,172

Raymond James Financial Services Inc

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]

Net Capital and Risk Adjusted Capital Positions of Certain Businesses and Subsidiaries

The net capital position of our wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary RJFS is as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2015			September 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.:
(Alternative Method elected)
Net capital	$	19,363		$	23,748
Less: required net capital	(250		)	(250		)
Excess net capital	$	19,113		$	23,498

Raymond James Ltd

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]

Net Capital and Risk Adjusted Capital Positions of Certain Businesses and Subsidiaries

The risk adjusted capital of RJ Ltd. is as follows (in Canadian dollars):



	As of
	March 31, 2015			September 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
Raymond James Ltd.:
Risk adjusted capital before minimum	$	112,192		$	107,645
Less: required minimum capital	(250		)	(250		)
Risk adjusted capital	$	111,942		$	107,395

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