Purpose: This study aims to shed more light on the relationship between probability of default, investment horizons and rating classes to make decision-making processes more efficient. Design/methodology/approach: Based on credit default swaps (CDS) spreads, a methodology is implemented to...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to study the impact of equity returns volatility of reference entities on credit‐default swap rates using a new dataset from the Japanese market. Design/methodology/approach – Using a copula approach, the paper models the different relationships that can...