Learning C++

OK guys I need to learn this shit, for mathematical modelling, as I'm hoping for a career in quantative finance.

So what's a good place to start (textbooks, websites, etc)? I should note that I'm pretty inexperienced with programming in general. 

Any other general protips?

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There is virtually no good reason to use C++ in this day and age anyway.

Why are so many games made with C++ then?