Light Gray:  Indicates you are in the process of creating an order and have not yet transmitted it.

Light Blue:  Indicates you have transmitted your order but have not yet received confirmation that it has been accepted by the order destination. 

Pale Purple:  Indicates an order has been accepted by the system (simulated orders) or an exchange (native orders) but that currently the order is not working, due to system, exchange or other issues.  When the order becomes active, the order status color will change appropriately.

Dark Blue:  Indicates an order has been accepted by the system (simulated orders) or an exchange (native orders) and that this order has yet to be elected.  The order status remains dark blue until election criteria are met.  At the time the order is triggered, the order status color will change appropriately.

Green:  Indicates the order has been accepted and is working at the order destination (exchange).

     *When you display the Shortable market data column, this color indicates that at least 1,000 shares are available to sell short.

Dark Green:  This color is used in the Shortable column and indicates that this security can be sold short, but currently there are no shares available for short sale and the system is searching for shares "on the street".

Magenta:  Indicates you have sent a request to cancel the order but have not yet received cancel confirmation from the order destination.  At this point the order is not confirmed canceled.  You could still receive an execution while the cancellation request is pending.

Burnt Orange:  Indicates a cancellation request has been accepted by the system but currently the request is not being recognized due to system, exchange or other issues.  At this point the order is not confirmed canceled.  You could still receive an execution while the cancellation request is pending. 

Red:  Indicates the balance of the order has been confirmed canceled by the system.  This could occur unexpectedly when the destination (exchange) has rejected the order. 

         *In the Shortable column, red indicates that no shares are available for short sale.

         *Once the order is confirmed canceled, the Order Management line will disappear from your trading screen after 30 seconds.  Please see the Customer Agreement found on www.interactivebrokers.com for further information on order confirmation and order cancellation. 

Maroon:  Indicates an attached simulated order type has been accepted by the system and has yet to be elected.  The order is held in the IBKR system (and status remains maroon) until the election criteria are met.  At that time the order is transmitted to the order destination specified and the order status color will change appropriately.