HF Transition -- Looking for Advice

Hi all -- currently work at MF PE in a data science PortOps role and moving to a very well respected prop trading firm where ill be in a strategy/bizops role. i studied cs in school, so have no real finance background other than what i picked up through this past job - im wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction in terms of learning materials to better understand the business of trading. shop is very light on equities, p much all bonds / credit

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