2008 Société Générale trading loss in addition to the Société Générale lawsuit, a group of shareholders filed a lawsuit for fraud, breach of trust and forgery. On the eve and afternoon of January 25, 2008, police raided the Paris headquarters of Société Générale and Kerviel's apartment in the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine to seize his computer files. On January 26, 2008, the Paris prosecutors' office stated that Kerviel "is not on the run. He will be questioned at the appropriate time, as soon as the police have analysed documents provided by Société Générale." He was taken into police custody later that day. Kerviel's initial 24-hour
Pattern day trader day trader and will not be required to meet the criteria for a pattern day trader. A non-pattern day trader (i.e. someone with only occasional day trades), can become designated a pattern day trader anytime if he meets the above criteria. If the brokerage firm knows, or reasonably believes a client who seeks to open or resume trading in an account will engage in pattern day trading, then the customer may immediately be deemed to be a pattern day trader without waiting five business days. Definition: "The purchase and subsequent sale of forementioned purchased (stocks)." Day trading refers to buying