I Have an Open Order to Sell Short Stock that Should Have Been Executed, But it is Still On My TWS and Not Being Filled

Overview:

When traders attempt to sell short a stock which we do not currently have in inventory to loan them, we will look for these shares “on the street”, which means from other brokerage firms. This search is conducted on a best-efforts only basis. While we search for the shares, the order status box on the TWS Order Management page should be dark green and will show a small icon of a pair of binoculars, which indicates we are searching. The order will simply not execute as we search for the shares on the street.