‘benchmark’ means any rate, index or figure, made available to the public or published that is periodically or regularly determined by the application of a formula to, or on the basis of the value of one or more underlying assets or prices, including estimated prices, a ctual or estimated interest rates or other values, or surveys, and by reference to which the amount payable under a financial instrument or the value of a financial instrument is determined;
ciallaíonn “tagarmharc” aon ráta, inneács nó figiúr, a chuirtear ar fáil don phobal nó a fhoilsítear a shocraítear go tréimhsiúil nó go rialta le foirmle a fheidhmiú nó ar bhonn: luach bunsócmhainne nó bunphraghas amháin nó níos mó, lena n-áirítear praghsanna measta, rátaí úis iarbhír nó measta nó luachanna eile iarbhír nó measta, nó suirbhéanna lena ndéantar an tsuim atá iníoctha faoi ionstraim airgeadais nó luach ionstraime airgeadais a chinneadh faoina dtreoir.