What is The Keynote Brokerage Web Transaction Performance Index, and how is it measured?
The Keynote Brokerage Web Transaction Performance Index shows the average response times and success rates for creating a standard stock-order transaction (log on, obtain a stock quote, create an order to buy stock, and log out before confirming the order) on selected brokerage Web sites from the ten largest U.S. metropolitan areas (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.) on high-speed links attached to key points on the largest U.S. Internet Service Provider (ISP) backbones. The published Index is based on measurements performed every 15 minutes between the hours of 9am and 4pm Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Keynote subscribers receive 24/7 measurements and aggregated measurement components (DNS lookup time, TCP connect round-trip time, etc.) Subscribers can also investigate performance based on city, backbone, or agent. The Keynote Brokerage Web Transaction Performance Index is measured by Keynote’s Tr
