| copula | parameter | CDX.NA.IG S & P500 | CDX.NA.IG VIX |
| Gaussian |
| −0.6952 | 0.6248 |
| Student-t |
| −0.7212 | 0.6375 |
|
| 4.2414 | 6.7759 | |
| Clayton |
| 1.3322 | 0.9711 |
| Gumbel |
| 1.9815 | 1.7395 |
| Frank |
| −6.2039 | 4.7747 |
| SJC |
| 0.4808 | 0.5013 |
|
| 0.5525 | 0.3456 | |
| Time-varying SJC |
| −1.7002 | 1.0137 |
|
| −1.4526 | −3.1406 | |
|
| 3.8828 | −0.8633 | |
|
| −1.9516 | −1.9341 | |
|
| −0.3817 | −0.5891 | |
|
| 4.0453 | 4.0637 | |
| Time-varying normal |
| 4.1369 | 3.4916 |
|
| −0.7603 | −0.2037 | |
|
| −2.4695 | −3.0003 |