you can not compair trading or ico both have benifits in the last but you have to hold your breath after all trading need good market reserch TA  and lots of twitter friends but in ico you have to determin technology solution and porpose of the ico and ofcource team and github code after investment you have to hold Trading is better option than investing in an ICO Trading is a safer option as the coin is already listed on the exchange so there is no chance of having fraud at this level. Trading requires good technical analysis skills to earn the profit in long term.