Actuals - Financial definition Financial acronyms The entire acronym collection of this site is now also available offline with this new app for iPhone and iPad. Tags: derivatives transaction settlement Concise definition of the term actuals The physical or underlying cash asset of a derivative instrument. Additional information related to this definition Definition of related term Exchange for physical Browse the financial glossary in alpabetical order # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z