First you have to know the definition of an option:
DEFINITION of 'Option'
A financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (option writer) to another party (option holder). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price (the strike price) during a certain period of time or on a specific date (exercise date).
Then by looking at the Intuit documenation we can see that:
positionType string
This is used to explain how long a position is held and differentiate between writers and holders of an option or other security.
E.g. SHORT = Writer for options,
Short - Write for all other securities,
LONG = Holder for options,
Long = Holder for all other securities. For Bonds, it is always "LONG".