Just be very careful and think before you really pay for the ICO. Although many people do suggest that support and invest those projects that are already listed on exchanges would be safe, but i think the act to support new icos are also important, without enough capital support, it had sometimes let the ICO projects lead to failure.
Trading is an experience, even if you trade those token on exchange, you may still face lose of money. Therefore, I think you should experience it, the more experience you gain can definitely bring you to have another insights.