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The person, who worked at a brokerage partially owned by Societe Generale, was taken into custody on Thursday and was still being held, said the official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the case.
Police said they could not comment.
The respected daily Le Monde was the first to report that a second person was in custody for questioning about his relationship with Jerome Kerviel, a futures trader accused by Societe Generale of massive unauthorized bets on European markets that the bank said cost nearly 5 billion euros (more than $7 billion) to unwind.
[Associated Press; By PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD]
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