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The advantages of CBOE credit VIXs for corporate bond investors in North America: A sectoral analysis

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  • Iqbal, Najaf
  • Bouri, Elie
  • Ozkan, Oktay

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This paper examines the safe-haven role of the recently introduced CBOE credit VIXs for investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, at both aggregate and sectoral levels. Using a time-varying quantile-based framework and daily data from June 5, 2014 to December 10, 2023, the safe-haven role of credit VIX is confirmed irrespective of bond sector. The safe-haven property of credit VIX is pronounced for high-yield bonds which embed a high credit risk-premium. This result stands when taking into account interest rate volatility, as measured by the MOVE index. A time-varying analysis shows the persistence of credit VIX as a safe-haven for all bond sectors after the COVID-19 pandemic and during a high US interest-rate regime. Corporate bond investors and traders can use these findings to refine their investment and trading decisions and offset credit risk during both normal and turbulent periods.

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  • Iqbal, Najaf & Bouri, Elie & Ozkan, Oktay, 2025. "The advantages of CBOE credit VIXs for corporate bond investors in North America: A sectoral analysis," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 73(PA).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:73:y:2025:i:pa:s0275531924004008
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102607
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