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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2006
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.):   [ ] is a restatement.
                                    [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:       Piper Jaffray Companies
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Address:    800 Nicollet Mall
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            Suite 800
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            Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020
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 Form 13F File Number: 28-10776
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:     Greg Meyer
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Title:    Controller
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Phone:    612-303-6000
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Greg Meyer                  Minneapolis, MN                     2/7/07
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[Signature]                      [City, State]                      [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]       13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
          manager are reported in this report.)

[ ]       13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
          and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]       13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
          this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
          reported by other reporting manager(s).)




                                    FORM 13F
                                  SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:


Number of Other Included Managers:                         0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:                   79
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:      $        61,651
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                                                    (thousands)


List of Other Included Managers:


Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report. NONE






COLUMN 1                      COLUMN 2         COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4     COLUMN 5            COLUMN 6   COLUMN 7       COLUMN 8
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                                                          VALUE     SHRS OR SH/ PUT/  INVESTMENT  OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP     (X$1000)   PRN AMT PRN CALL  DISCRETION MANAGERS        SOLE SHARED NONE
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24/7 REAL MEDIA INC           COM NEW          901314203     36       4,000 SH                     SOLE          4,000    0     0
8X8 INC NEW                   COM              282914100      9       8,000 SH                     SOLE          8,000    0     0
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC       COM              00484M106      2          96 SH                     SOLE             96    0     0
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC   NOTE 2.500% 7/1  00763MAG3  4,533   4,685,000 PRN                    SOLE      4,685,000    0     0
AGCO CORP                     NOTE 1.750%12/3  001084AL6  3,781   2,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,500,000    0     0
AGCO CORP                     NOTE 1.250%12/1  001084AM4    246     250,000 PRN                    SOLE        250,000    0     0
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYS GR  COM              01167P101      9         563 SH                     SOLE            563    0     0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC   NOTE 1.375% 2/0  015351AF6  2,308   1,610,000 PRN                    SOLE      1,610,000    0     0
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTI  COM              01988P108      4         139 SH                     SOLE            139    0     0
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COM              02043Q107      2         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
AMERICAN MED SYS HLDGS INC    NOTE 3.250% 7/0  02744MAA6  9,222   7,907,000 PRN                    SOLE      7,907,000    0     0
ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS INC     COM              040047102      1         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
ARTHROCARE CORP               COM              043136100      2          56 SH                     SOLE             56    0     0
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC     COM              073685109      2         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC   NOTE 2.500% 3/2  09061GAC5  1,460   1,207,000 PRN                    SOLE      1,207,000    0     0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC     COM              127387108  1,481      82,700 SH                     SOLE         82,700    0     0
CASTLE BRANDS INC             COM              148435100      5         800 SH                     SOLE            800    0     0
CELGENE CORP                  COM              151020104      3          52 SH                     SOLE             52    0     0
CIENA CORP                    NOTE 3.750% 2/0  171779AA9    484     500,000 PRN                    SOLE        500,000    0     0
CIENA CORP                    NOTE 0.250% 5/0  171779AB7    227     250,000 PRN                    SOLE        250,000    0     0
COHEN & STEERS INC            COM              19247A100    522      13,000 SH                     SOLE         13,000    0     0
CORTS TR VI IBM DEB           CTF CAL 6.375%   22080F202    102       4,000 SH                     SOLE          4,000    0     0
CREDENCE SYS CORP             NOTE 1.500% 5/1  225302AF5  2,341   2,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,500,000    0     0
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC    NOTE 2.250% 6/1  229678AC1    904   1,000,000 PRN                    SOLE      1,000,000    0     0
CYBERONICS INC                COM              23251P102    826      40,000 SH   CALL              SOLE         40,000    0     0
CYTORI THERAPEUTICS INC       COM              23283K105      1          80 SH                     SOLE             80    0     0
CYTYC CORP                    NOTE 2.250% 3/1  232946AB9  2,455   2,284,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,284,000    0     0
DIODES INC                    NOTE 2.250%10/0  254543AA9  2,378   2,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,500,000    0     0
EARTHLINK INC                 NOTE 3.250%11/1  270321AA0  2,128   2,000,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,000,000    0     0
ECLIPSYS CORP                 COM              278856109    210      10,205 SH                     SOLE         10,205    0     0
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP     COM              28176E108    376       8,000 SH                     SOLE          8,000    0     0
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP     COM              28176E108    517      11,000 SH   PUT               SOLE         11,000    0     0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC           COM              285512109     10         198 SH                     SOLE            198    0     0
ELONG INC                     SPONSORED ADR    290138205      1         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
EMULEX CORP                   COM NEW          292475209    585      30,000 SH   CALL              SOLE         30,000    0     0
EURONET WORLDWIDE INC         COM              298736109      3         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
FORD MTR CO DEL               NOTE 4.250%12/1  345370CF5    908     850,000 PRN                    SOLE        850,000    0     0
GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL INC    COM              36466D102     19       1,600 SH                     SOLE          1,600    0     0
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD  SHS              Y2685T107      3         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC        COM              414549105      2         400 SH                     SOLE            400    0     0







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                                                          VALUE     SHRS OR SH/ PUT/  INVESTMENT  OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP     (X$1000)   PRN AMT PRN CALL  DISCRETION MANAGERS        SOLE SHARED NONE
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HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP        COM              43365Y104    555      17,182 SH                     SOLE         17,182    0     0
INCYTE CORP                   NOTE 3.500% 2/1  45337CAE2    804   1,000,000 PRN                    SOLE      1,000,000    0     0
INNERWORKINGS INC             COM              45773Y105      2         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS INC   COM              457733103     12       1,820 SH                     SOLE          1,820    0     0
INTEL CORP                    SDCV 2.950%12/1  458140AD2    176     195,000 PRN                    SOLE        195,000    0     0
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP  COM              460254105     87       2,246 SH                     SOLE          2,246    0     0
INVITROGEN CORP               COM              46185R100      6         111 SH                     SOLE            111    0     0
JABIL CIRCUIT INC             COM              466313103     39       1,600 SH                     SOLE          1,600    0     0
JONES SODA CO                 COM              48023P106     36       2,940 SH                     SOLE          2,940    0     0
JUPITERMEDIA CORP             COM              48207D101      2         312 SH                     SOLE            312    0     0
KLA-TENCOR CORP               COM              482480100      1          17 SH                     SOLE             17    0     0
KOMAG INC                     COM NEW          500453204      3          79 SH                     SOLE             79    0     0
KRAFT FOODS INC               CL A             50075N104    893      25,000 SH   CALL              SOLE         25,000    0     0
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP    NOTE 7/0         518415AE4  4,738   5,000,000 PRN                    SOLE      5,000,000    0     0
MAF BANCORP INC               COM              55261R108      8         189 SH                     SOLE            189    0     0
MELLON FINL CORP              COM              58551A108     25         600 SH                     SOLE            600    0     0
MENTOR CORP MINN              NOTE 2.750% 1/0  587188AC7  4,275   2,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,500,000    0     0
METABOLIX INC                 COM              591018809     17         888 SH                     SOLE            888    0     0
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS I  NOTE 2.250%11/1  599902AD5    740     750,000 PRN                    SOLE        750,000    0     0
MOTOROLA INC                  COM              620076109     33       1,600 SH                     SOLE          1,600    0     0
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INC       COM              631103108      9         300 SH                     SOLE            300    0     0
NEUROCHEM INC                 COM              64125K101      4         200 SH                     SOLE            200    0     0
NYSE GROUP INC                COM              62949W103  5,389      55,440 SH                     SOLE         55,440    0     0
O I CORP                      COM              670841105      9         800 SH                     SOLE            800    0     0
O2MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD     SPONS ADR        67107W100     43       5,011 SH                     SOLE          5,011    0     0
OMRIX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC  COM              681989109      2          50 SH                     SOLE             50    0     0
PAIN THERAPEUTICS INC         COM              69562K100    183      20,536 SH                     SOLE         20,536    0     0
PEOPLESUPPORT INC             COM              712714302      2         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
POZEN INC                     COM              73941U102      8         478 SH                     SOLE            478    0     0
RF MICRODEVICES INC           NOTE  1.500% 7/0 749941AE0  2,641   2,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      2,500,000    0     0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC   SP ADR L RP PF   780097788     63       2,600 SH                     SOLE          2,600    0     0
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GROUP PLC   SPON ADR PRF G   780097887     50       2,000 SH                     SOLE          2,000    0     0
SANDISK CORP                  NOTE 1.000% 5/1  80004CAC5     89     100,000 PRN                    SOLE        100,000    0     0
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE HLDGS IN  COM              811656107      1          37 SH                     SOLE             37    0     0
SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTMT LTD  SPONSORED ADR    81941Q203      7         328 SH                     SOLE            328    0     0
SYBASE INC                    NOTE 1.750% 2/2  871130AB6    789     709,000 PRN                    SOLE        709,000    0     0
TRIZETTO GROUP INC            NOTE 2.750%10/0  896882AB3  1,757   1,500,000 PRN                    SOLE      1,500,000    0     0
VITAL IMAGES INC              COM              92846N104      3         100 SH                     SOLE            100    0     0
VITAL SIGNS INC               COM              928469105     42         832 SH                     SOLE            832    0     0