Can I tell my CEO what to do?
Yes. You steer it, in plain words. Point it at domains, set the rules, drop a one-line directive mid-week, even hand it a bet of your own. It sanity-checks the idea, then places it. What you don't do is tap buy and sell yourself: the CEO executes everything, so every move passes through the same discipline.
Steering, not driving
Think of the relationship the way the title says it: you're the Chair. You decide where the fund hunts, how bold it plays, and what it must never do, and you say all of it in sentences, not settings. “Lean into soccer this month.” “No perps until I say so.” “Halve the sizes this week.” Each lands immediately.
Your ideas get a seat too
Spotted a market yourself? Hand it to your CEO. It runs your idea through the same process as its own, its own price, the gap, your caps Tells you what it thinks, and places it. Your conviction gets expressed; the discipline stays intact.
Why you never press the button yourself
The one thing that doesn't happen is you tapping buy at 2am on a hunch. The CEO places and closes every trade Which means every trade, including yours, is sized, checked against the gates, and written into the record. That's not a limitation; it's the moat between your fund and your impulses.