Abstract. We study polynomials which satisfy the same recurrence relation as the Szegő polynomials, however, with the restriction that the (reflection) coefficients in the recurrence are larger than one in modulus. Para-orthogonal polynomials that follow from these Szegő polynomials are also considered.With positive values for the reflection coefficients, zeros of the Szegő polynomials, para-orthogonal polynomials and associated quadrature rules are also studied. Finally, again with positive values for the reflection coefficients, interlacing properties of the Szegő polynomials and polynomials arising from canonical spectral transformations are obtained.