Any particular quant positions involve heavy uses of databases?

[Haydnic]

I'm asking this since I as an undergrad will be taking database courses (involving query language and database design) and am wondering how deep I should actually bother going into all of this. Is there a niche for those who know databases well enough analogous to a quant developer role? Just wondering.

 

[euroazn]

While it's great to know SQL, the fact of the matter is that it's very easy to learn and use and is therefore lackinga niche.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

It's one of the things that you do on your job daily. The better you know, the more efficient you will be. I know a couple years ago, a trading desk at one of the big banks want to hire someone to work on their desk and the most important skill they want is SQL.
Go figure.