John C Arvanites

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CTO / Chief Architect at CQG, Inc.

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

John C Arvanites is the CTO and Chief Architect at CQG, Inc. , where he leverages his extensive experience in designing high-performance trading systems. An expert in C/C++, he focuses on performance engineering to build stable, scalable, and low-latency financial systems. He holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and a BS from DeVry.

Based on his long-standing career in the Chicago area with firms like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Trading Technologies, he likely follows local sports. He has a foundational background in both Windows and Unix/Linux environments, showing deep technical versatility.

Unique fact: He is adept at engineering systems right down to low-level communication protocols, a rare skill in high-level architecture roles.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Low-Latency Systems
His career is focused on building the most stable, scalable, and low-latent trading systems in the financial industry.
Performance Engineering
A core specialty mentioned in his professional summary, emphasizing his focus on system stability and efficiency.
Financial Market Data
Has extensive experience developing complete systems for market data delivery and order routing from his time at Reuters and CQG.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2009
CTO / Chief Architect at CQG, Inc.
8-2004 - 10-2009
Vice President - Server Products at Trading Technologies
2-2000 - 8-2004
Chief Architect / Sr. Director - Enterprise Infrastructure Development at Apropos Technology
Development Technical Specialist at Reuters
8-1995 - 4-1996
Team Lead at Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Education

1998 - 2002
MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
BS from DeVry

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Exp : 26 Location : Greater Chicago Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CTO / Chief Architect at CQG, Inc.
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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with John C is

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from John C

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

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    How fast (or slow) will John C move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can John C take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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