A comparison study of copula models for European Financial Index Returns

In this paper, we introduce a new approach to modeling dependence between international financial returns over time, combining time-varying copulas and the Markov switching model. We apply these copula models and also those proposedby Patton (2006), Jondeau and Rockinger (2006) and Silva Filho, Zieg...

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Autores: Tófoli, Paula Virgínia, Ziegelmann, Flavio Augusto, Silva Filho, Osvaldo Candido da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/180057
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/180057
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cópulas : Estatística
Cadeias de Markov
Estudo comparativo
Séries temporais
Econometria
copula -GARCH
IFM method
MarkGARCH
Markov switching model
Time-varyng copulas
Value at risk
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Sumario:In this paper, we introduce a new approach to modeling dependence between international financial returns over time, combining time-varying copulas and the Markov switching model. We apply these copula models and also those proposedby Patton (2006), Jondeau and Rockinger (2006) and Silva Filho, Ziegelmann,and Dueker (2012) to the return data of the FTSE-100, CAC-40 and DAX indexes. We are particularly interested in comparing these methodologies in terms of the resulting dynamics ofdependence and the models’abilities to forecast possible capital losses. Because risks related to extreme events are important for risk management, we compare and select the models based on VaR forecasts. Interestingly, all the models identify a long period of high dependence between the returns beginning in 2007, when the subprime crisis was evolving. Surprisingly, the elliptical copulas perform best in forecasting the extreme quantiles of the portfolios returns.