ICO (Initial Coin Offering ) is a different scenario than trading, In ICO investment you have to select the good project before starting their token they have just plan and an ICO and the start fundraising by giving some tokens with different bonuses, Now if you can successfully choose a good project and buy their tokens and now you have to wait to until this token will be registered on any exchange and after that the main thing is the rate of the coin if the project is really high project than you have very good earning and if it will not get success than you may bear some loss or breakeven.